Establishing a strong and varied source of investor friendly lenders is key to growing a large portfolio.

Great points about using it to become established and start building a team that knows I'm legit.

Part of the learning curve right now for me is setting up an LLC and establishing a securities company so I can take investors who aren't friends and family that have shown interest.

Most new construction in my area don't come with backyard landscaping, just bare dirt and weeds.Also, building new construction in California has so many fees and regulations that it doesn't pencil out

But- what can I do for a flipper in order to establish a mutually beneficial relationship?

A lot of agents here don't even know all of this of course, and many will wait until putting an offer in to establish buyer's agency, however every transaction has to have one signed at some point unless the agent is acting as a transaction broker (similar to dual agency in other states, which is illegal in Colorado unless the agent stays completely neutral throughout the entire transaction).

I'm a big believer in establishing individual hook-ups for each unit.

I recommend establishing your minimum criteria first, such as single family has to cash flow (after all expenses) at least $150, duplex $400, fourplex...

Hence the desire to establish a relationship with a local bank to whom we would then give all of our business.

I have a flipper rehab friend in Fl that laughs at all of this, along with the fact that a lawyer can keep a crook in a house for years at an established systematic monthly fee of $475.