That being said, a seasoned sponsor may also have scale and relationships that allow for more efficient operations, and therefore actually achieve a higher return than a smaller operator, even with higher fees and earlier/larger access to carried interest. 

It does make sense, but a recent trend has been that more and more developers of larger housing units have relationships with large capital groups that buy up that inventory as soon as it's built. 

Maybe you can land an internship with an investor you build a substantial relationship with. 

I initially asked how many properties our landlord had and started building a relationship asking them about their story.

Lead generating, meaning spending time to connect and build relationships with others to help build your pipeline.

I also work with many lenders in the area and have a few close relationships with contractors.

I'm interested in smaller, local CUs to establish a relationship with. 

I am great with people, love to make relationships, love to learn and love to teach!

There are markets that are seeing massive growth, which therefore you could call "a better market", however at the end of the day the grass is greenest where you water it.I'd recommend building those broker relationships 1-by-1 or invest passively with an experienced sponsor team to get access to other markets outside of your area.  

One of my roles was to develop relationships with Private Equity and Institutional Investors.