Looking to build a solid team of:Investment-friendly Broker/LenderInvestment-friendly Real Estate Agent (local)Property ManagementI'm a huge believer in referrals and word-of-mouth so I'm hoping I can start from there and eventually network for more opportunities.

Thanks - you guys are right, he's just looking for better terms and a new connection - One of his go-to lenders (that we've used before as well) has retired and her replacement team leaves much to be desired.   

I am just getting started into RE investing and I am currently living in a place that I am renting for the next 5 months til I get my first property, but I want to learn as much as I can before I get that first proper...

(Near Portland/Vancouver area) I won't be licensed up there, so I need an agent on my team. 

Hey Jacob,Best advice I ever received, is "build your team."

My husband-wife Agent team was referred by family members, insistently.

@Antoine D Thompson Build your team and focus.

He is willing to join my team.

Where are permits being pulled, where are the areas of development happening, who has plans to move into which sectors of the city (i.e. large business moving into the area like Amazon, Apple, Walmart, Banner, banks, ASU (and all their affiliate campuses and satelitte campuses) Intel, USAirways, Dignity, Amex.. if you can follow where these large employers are bringing in jobs, then housing will follow. 

@Dylan Mathias people usually do that by creating a “Team” or something similar.