If you want to flip a house, you need to network successfully. You don’t have to spend hours on the phone, cold calling professionals to network successfully. Focus on a different type of professional daily and devote just fifteen minutes to networking, and you will find yourself with a solid profit-boosting power team in no time:

Monday: Investors. Investors are invaluable. An investment mentor can help you avoid some of the pitfalls of the industry. Investors can also make powerful allies. In many cases, one of the best ways to offload a home is to sell to an investor who wants into a specific area. Getting to know other investors in your area is not that difficult. Find out if there is an investing club in your area and join. Network briefly at the next event the club hosts.

Tuesday: Real estate agents. To flip a house successfully, you need to find the best deals possible, and there is no one who will show you better deals than real estate agents. Agents sell hundreds of homes a year, in some cases, and spend a great deal of time looking at properties in particular areas. They are simply the best resource for finding out the true value of homes in a market. Hone in on a specific neighborhood and visit a few open houses. Do you see the same agents again and again? Find out which agents sell the most homes in a given area and then introduce yourself.

Wednesday: Inspectors and Assessors. Even real estate buyers who purchase hundreds or thousands of properties still rely on a second opinion by a trusted professional before buying. You can look up inspectors and assessors in your local phone book, but a better option is to ask for recommendations from other investors. Find out which inspectors and assessors other successful investors are hiring, and consider engaging the same professionals yourself.

Thursday: Lenders and financial advisors. Sure, you want to make appointments with lenders and financial advisers when it's time to sign on the dotted line and get financing for a new property. However, you also want to network and speak with professionals in the finance industry because they can offer you money-saving and tax saving tips. Get to know lenders and financial professionals well enough so that you can chat with them in order to glean more information.

Friday: Librarians. It may be surprising, but librarians can be a great asset to you if you want to flip a house. Not only do many librarians have a lot of insight into research sources that help you find out more about local properties, laws, and other opportunities you need to be aware of, but they can also help you track down little-known information about properties. A quick glance through the archives at your local library, for example, might reveal that the property you have your eye on was actually covered in asbestos just a few years ago, or was in an area that was flooded completely. The wonderful news is that most librarians are very helpful -- simply walk into local library and tell the librarian in charge that you are looking to research real estate in the area. He or she will point you in the right direction.