I was approached by a realtor/broker/developer to do a larger storage project. 

Latest Data On Houston Market From RECONHouston Housing Market Has Strongest January On RecordHOUSTON (Realty News Report) – The new year started off on the right foot as local Realtors had the strongest January ever.The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) reported 4,469 single-family home sales in January, up 8.9 percent from the 4,104 sales in January of last year.Housing inventory was unchanged from the 3.3-months supply a year earlier.

We are looking to start investing in Norfolk, Virginia and are looking for some referrals on realtors in the area.

@John LeeI am not sure becoming a Realtor is going to be the answer to what you are looking for. 

They're realtors and the business model is totally focused on investors.  

If turns out to be a rental (which is my expectation) then I will bank the cashflow and work towards the BRRRR strategy to add another property in the near future.What I’ve been doing lately to make dreams realty:-Listened to one or two BP Podcasts a day-Spent tons of spare time on Zillow browsing properties-Identified a single family property that has real potential to be my first deal-Gotten an insurance quote and dug up tax records on the property-Talked to a couple area realtors and chosen one whose background and experience best fits my goals-Toured the property-Crunched tons of numbers based on different scenarios-Arranged a second showing for tomorrow, with a local contractor who will be joining me for the showing to provide a quote on the work that would be needed.I am super excited for tomorrow!

The "grind" is the daily discipline of putting your own marketing out there to get your phone to ring from motivated sellers who have a home or rental property they want to sell and have not yet placed it on the open market with a Realtor for one reason or the other. 

I've also used Messenger Bots to answer questions and engage with people who've taken quizzes.Now I am focused on email marketing to my relationships with realtors and mortgage loan originators to teach them all about hard money and digital marketing. 

I didn't get past the first call before picking mine, as the Realtor I spoke with sounded like a wealth of knowledge mixed with incredible interpersonal and negotiation skills. 

I was looking there to invest a year ago but was told by some realtors/investors that there is rent control capping the amount you’d be able to charge.