If you're new, I'd highly suggest looking for investor meetups in your area to network and link up with people with more experience that can recommend local vendors and lenders for your deals. 

I am an agent and vendor to our local REIA - UPstate CREIA.

I am certainly trying to delegate, but when I see a 50% mark up on pest control where the vendor didn't even get into every unit, a plumber charging for 2 hours when my cameras only show him there for 20 minutes, and not noticing a double in water usage from one month to the next, I have to be on top of the PM company.  

Many people in the area are employed by vendors of Wal-Mart (headquartered in Bentonville, AR).  

An insurance vendor can't collect or service a loan without proper license.  

I like to do the vendor liens as this gives me an additional monthly income and the possibility of the purchaser to default and I can reclaim and resell. 

To qualify for this loan I need home owners insurance but when speaking with a vendor they stated if the home is in rough shape (which it is) they will not even consider covering it.

If you are looking for someone who can lead the charge on the ground, has great vendor relation/supply chain experience, project metric expertise, and the ability to get the job, please feel free to reach out.

For some reason I think I've been scolded by moderators on here in the past for putting vendor contact info in the message threads.

Find them through Google and meetup.com Do this via phone with club officials and vendors then in person when you visit.Two Great reads, I bought both J.