If you have a trusted lender contact, then go ahead and get your pre-approval from them first and go shopping for agents afterwards.

@Matt Rosas  Hey thanks a lot Matt, after a great number of calls I eventually found the site and its a one stop shop!

I'd like to position myself as a one stop shop for home owners with distressed properties where I'd: 1) Provide a cash offer on there home - (with all the close fast, no hassle things)2) Help them list it or refer them to an agent in their area (keeping in mind that I would likely get a referral fee)3) Renovate their house for them then help them sell - I've got the team and know what renovations move the needleI'm beginning a period of what I hope to be substantial growth and I'd like to increase my flips/rentals at the same time so I'm wanting to ramp up my marketing.

I'm just really frugal and really efficient in the way I plan, shop, and execute.  

You'll be selling in 60 days and then you'll have an additional 45 days to continue to shop for the replacement. 

We do have a property manager since we are out of state and this is new to us, and I like the people at the company we chose, but I think they have set rates lower than anyone else, so unless I can start to understand why, I am going to be shopping other companies for occupancy/rates over the winter. 

To be clear, it is totally ok to APPLY for more than one (shopping rates/lenders/brokers) however having multiple loans going at once (if you were doing a loan for your primary and one for a rental at the same time) requires disclosing on the application that you are getting another loan while your current loan is processing.  

I like how it has parking included and is close to the International Market for shopping, although it is an older building like many of the hotels in Waikiki.

The first time we rented from them our neighbors were selling meth and leaving bags of meth and dirty needles all over the complex.

I always make sure that my clients qualify for the "take out" financing (long term refinance) on the back end BEFORE I get them into hard money/private money so they are not stuck holding the bag with very expensive debt.