Demonstrating your knowledge and experience can be very persuasive.Be Specific About Your Needs and Offer: Clearly outline what you are looking for in a partner and what you can offer them.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

I'm not trying to get in over my head on a project that will require more then I have to give (in time and knowledge), however my job does provide me some flexibility.

They appreciate top-notch services, industry knowledge, tech advancements, open dialogue, teamwork, and strong ethics.

Let him run this (self-manage) for a year or so and see how everybody feels about it then.How does that sound?

I intend to invest in a 3 BHK single family rental, around 2000-2500 sq ft and good school district in the Houston suburbs of Cypress, Katy and Sugar Land.Looking to connect with investor friendly agents with knowledge about the region to get an understanding  and initiate conversation.

There's many ways to be successful in real estate and depending on each investor's income/age/situation/approach/knowledge, their approach should be tailored to them.

I feel like I'm missing something here, though: if @Joseph Turner gets a cash-flowing turnkey, why couldn't he take out a HELOC to at least partially finance the purchase of the IP, and then pay back the HELOC as the IP cash-flows?

If you can provide them endless value and expect nothing in return, sooner or later the concept of reciprocity will kick in and they will feel a need to help you and mentor you. 

Feel free to send your criteria over and if I see anything, I'm happy to let you know!