@William CoetMany developments use deed restrictions to have consistency including type of building, size, square footage, materials, colors, styles, etc and have associations to make sure people follow the rules.

As a lender and an investor the most important quality I seek when looking for an agent to partner with is quick and consist ant communication. 

Stick to your facts and be consistent with people, and make sure you know what you can and can’t do and you will feel more confident when getting into conversations.

I mail these consistently month after month, year after year.

Stay consistent, it will happen eventually. 

The worst marketing sin is not doing it at all, the second worst is not doing it consistently and the third worst is not measuring the effectiveness along the way.

I found a trick to make it work more consistently.

I'm convinced there's no consistent take on these exchanges.

I am not quite sure how to start, so some help would appreciated.Welcome to BP Michael... curious, what types of properties do you envision your portfolios consisting of... residential, commercial... single-family units, mutli-family, etc.?  

My biggest problem has been finding reliable, consistent funding, as well as tying up funds in rehab costs.