With that disclaimer, if they're already under the impression that you're the landlord, maintain that degree of separation by suggesting that you are not the sole/main decision maker.

For my first deal, what would anyone suggest starting with?

Frankie Woods I suggest you take Jim K.

If you are still in the market for a real estate agent in the area, just let me know.I can give you a few suggestions.

I’ve done combinations of multiple of these suggestions.

Since you are new I suggest you check out the Ultimate Free Beginners Guide

Do you have any free suggestions?

We had an attorney (at their suggestion) set up a property management agreement between our LLC and the properties in our personal names.

I own a rental property, and have room to add a triplex behind, i do have the funds to do it , I also own another rental and its paid off and a good equaty on my own house should i buy multy family units or build. the triplex and than move on to the next one. the only issue is hard to get loans because im not working.please any suggestions will be appreciated.

As you know Phoenix is very diverse so buyers will be diverse.I still think you need to figure out what type of investor you want to be, then the forum will be able to provide suggestions on which parts of town you want to focus on.