I have some good relationships with handymen in certain fields (tiling for example). 

So, contract or no, you need to create relationships with crews so when you need them you are not scrambling. 

Relationship building is what this business is about.

Getting your first property is the gateway to so many awesome relationships and accomplishments in life.  

She's extremely sharp and someone you'll want to develop a strong relationship with. 

@Ethan Thornock connect with and build relationships with people who have what you want.

its hard to bring them the first project but if your local and they are local and you establish good deposit relationship with them and show them your portfolio you can bust through. 

I've found that when our office managers have at least some relationship with the tenants, things go much more smoothly.

Years later, we have a great working relationship.  

@Jennifer Nowak, I recommend QuickBooks Online (at least Plus) because: 1) QBO can be set up/manipulated to track flips and rentals separately as well as each property and entity individually all under one subscription (Location = Entity; Class = Property; etc).2) QBO has a better bank feed system than other software due to their secure relationship with a ton of banks.