meaning, do you want to be a traditional real estate business representing retail buyers/sellers?

I see this as a chance to do some good and make better money than if I were to go the traditional route. 

There are homes that have a architectural style where they just resemble a traditional log cabin, but are actually wood frame or something else with a foe-wood on the exterior.

The offer complete checkbook control on our (I have 2 partners) ROTH SDIRAs and Traditional SDIRAs.

Please note that we focus on new construction properties mainly, which is different than the traditional "turnkey" model.  

I am not a licensed GC but I have experience building spec homes that I could show a bank Fine paying a higher interest rate on the construction period of the loan, but would like to be more in line with traditional mortgages rates on the perm portion (although fine paying slightly higher if I avoid closing costs for a second loan)Do y’all have any recommendations on specific types of loans for this or specific banks I should talk to?

You buy all the liens with the property if you buy it traditionally.

From your post, I am not sure you need a mentor in the same sense that many syndicators offer mentorship, versus a more traditional mentor.  

Waking up at 6am to conduct repairs before work, staying up until 1am after work showing properties, buying supplies at Depot/Lowes, repairing more properties, and calling back applicants since no one in D-class has/uses email, ever.Confronting the realization that no screening any PM will ever do can filter out for populations that live off the grid and outside of traditional credit markets. 400-500 credit scores are expected, past landlords that were unreachable, and jobs that were often cash money with little/no documented receipts. 

You can also identify a city-owned lot through this map and work to incorporate it into a real estate deal with the traditional grant programs serving as a portion of the funding.