HML do not typically like to lend past 12 months,  It is a short term loan to get in and get out.Also, when you said "I have the funds to purchase" does that mean you are paying cash or getting a loan?  

It can be quite a bit more per hour income and you get other great benefits: tax benefits, appreciation, etc and the ability to sell when the time is right and defer all your gains.

Again; typically a one day job. 

It may be cool to start off partnering with people to gain some knowledge and experience.

I promise that you are going to have more the "unforeseen" issues than is typical and your repair estimates are probably too low.

We are hoping to sell our Vermont Property in order to focus that money closer to home and gain more units.

If my numbers work and the seller is making a good gain, hey, kudos to them.

If its been a rental, there is depreciation recapture and cap gains tax.

Those type of folks don't have a website or advertise, since they're typically retired, don't mind small jobs and sporadic work, and aren't trying to build their business.  

Our county auditor site is nicely organized with bed/bath, square ft, etc. if a property seems to have sold for outside the typical window I see I look it up in Zillow or sibcycline.com (a local Company that stores the previous 3 years of sales) to determine the prior condition of the property.