I encourage you to continue to build relationships and communicate with those on forms such as this.

I feel the communication has helped with that.

It's really easy to get 'comfortable' with your service providers because it's simply a pain to pivot to a new one, but as soon as your reviews start dropping because of the quality they are providing you want to be able to quickly and efficiently move to an another crew if necessary.  

You may be better off with a remote connection of a CPA where you can communicate faster via zoom, phone call and/or emails.Good luck to your investing career!

The only difference is you need to communicate with Realtors, (boots on the ground) clients, and title companies/attorneys.

Load properties, market them, screen some fake applications, move the person in, accept rent, edit the ledger, enter/track maintenance, how does it handle tenant communication, run all the reports to see if they provide the information you want in a professional manner, etc.You'll narrow it down to a clear winner, then jump all in and use it.

The great thing about having multiple vendors working for you is that you can use your best vendor to set the bar for your other GCs/subs so you can keep your efficiency high. 

I'm sure I'll learn by doing, but it's good to know what to expect when I start communicating with hard money lenders. 

As someone who is extremely active in the Atlanta market, my piece of advice would be to work on perfecting your deal analysis in terms of speed and efficiency.

With two other friends and we each have enough to put in an equal cash investment, but I’m the one doing the leg work hunting the property, running the numbers, finding the financing and communicating with the rental company.