It really depends on your realtor and your relationship. 

This deal is the result of good relationships formed and value added over the course of 2 years.

It can create stress in relationships, I would rather avoid.

@Jada WalkerFirst, I'd start with attending a Meetup to network with real estate investors.Once you've formed business relationships with them, then I'd reach out and ask if you could do cold calling for them (you don't need money, but you need thick skin) OR driving for dollars with skip tracing.

Building relationships with others face to face is the best way to identify who would be a good fit for your team.

@Ashley Corbett Reach out to brokers and build relationships.

In Feb of this year, we purchased a ST vacation rental condo on the beach in FL.We currently have a $1MM umbrella policy and started a relationship with an asset preservation attorney because we are going to start looking for another long term rental in the north metro atlanta area to try the BRRRR method.He is suggesting we change our JT Rev Tst to two indv Irrev tsts (with us as the beneficiaries) -> the trusts will be the owners of a holding company, multi member LLC. 

Building relationships by meeting in person is always stronger in my opinion.

@Paul HenningI see two sides to this.First, you have a prior relationship with your current Realtor, and pricing seems to be your primary concern, so why not discuss pricing with them?  

They'll be able to actually drive out and see properties themselves and have likely already developed long term relationships from living there for a number of years.