Visit the wholesale subject on BP.

With a side of visit with the seller and find out what they REALLY need. 

Get on the phone and/or visit your local lenders for a face to face and you find yourself immersed in so much financial speak that you need a recorder to take notes.As for the other parts of my "team" contractors are a slow and growing process as is having a very good reliable agent that also understands my criteria ( everyone's different ) and also meshes with my personality.The latter is one that I see is more of a challenge for several in this forum.

Most major metro areas have a Realtors Association.They typically have a newsletter and or a "market pulse" type document on-line.Do a google search, find that Association of Realtors and check their web site.

You can network with nearby members on this page: https://www.biggerpockets.com/meet

Fill in the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

Worthless preapproval letter.50 pages of BS, and she or he actually looks at it all, and sends anything questionable or unusual to underwriting prior to preapproving?

I made this page so everyone can present their deals and have people from all over pudget sound see it.

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I recommend going to the pod cast page and starting there for as much information as you can soak up.