I’ve scaled very quickly from there by leveraging my network and relationships to create partnerships and we just did our first syndication deal 2 months ago.

It preserves your relationship with the seller and keeps you from being the bearer of bad news.

They don't work for us agents, BUT there can be a lot of "you scratch my back I'll scratch yours"-ism in the industry and you could be picking up on that relationship as you observe the relationship between the agent and the inspector.In general if I don't have a trusted inspector in a market I'll default to using a Pillar to Post inspector, since they have fantastic training protocols and have a much higher bar of excellence than the average inspector on the market. 

I am already working on my neighbor at my Philly flip, building the relationship in the hopes he will sell. 

If so, what did you do to keep things legal, but also keep the relationship?

T – Treat Tenants like V.I.P.s – My philosophy on tenant/landlord relationship is a little different than others.

Purchase price: $28,000 Cash invested: $5,600 We grew a very comfortable relationship with the seller of one of our previous purchases and he offered us another property that he was selling at the closing of the previous purchase.

For quality relationships to form, it can take time so I'd recommend digging deep into someones goals and their 'why' when looking to build your team of investors/partners.I'd recommend checking out meetup.com, eventbrite and of course BP Events.

I'm looking for advice on how to find, screen, and maintain these relationships.

We built a lasting relationship with the tenants who are more than happy to help us wherever they can with the property.