Going to local events and getting your name out there may dispel a degree of the mistrust, and you may even get some informal lists that way.

If the agent doesn’t trust you- even if your offer is sound- that mistrust can be communicated to the sellers when the agent gives them advice on what to do.I want you to remember this saying: “Trust is the foundation of any transaction.”

I've shown them the returns, and their fear is so great, they are turning down 25% cash on cash returns from pure fear and mistrust, and these are my friends.  95% of the people you meet will talk all day long, read books, and make plans, plans, plans, and never invest in real estate. 

We've become friendly but there is obviously still mistrust and question marks because I am landlord.

Her bank just got Zelle but she claims to mistrust online banking services so she sends checks...Zelle will let you set up recurring payments, I believe.

You're mistrusted before you even open your mouth.

Judging by his reviews and your mistrust--I'd say he's not the one that's out of line.

And then there's the mistrust of traditional media source, too.Just another thought.

Right now due to mistrust of the press in China, workers are afraid of dying, and are not going back to work.

I just wish you were a touch less confrontational about things you're actively asking to learn something about.And your whole positivity all-the-time kick...it reminds me of propaganda shots of the Hitler Youth and the Soviet Union's Young Pioneers, all those teenagers in line with wide fixed smiles enthusiatically doing calisthenics in the broiling sun, not a hint of the death camps or the gulags about them as they focused on an ever-more-brilliant future to come, the Thousand Year Reich and the Worker's Paradise.In this country, I have learned to deeply mistrust permanently positive people who melt into puddles and wail at the first sign of real hardship.