Quote from @Jefferey Eutsay: I'm considering making an offer on a 36-unit multi-family property.

I'm not trying to insult you, but the terms "36-Unit Multi-Family" and "First Time Investor" should not go together.

When I used to have RE Broker in my title ( I still have the license just dont practice) I would get folks pinging me about Vegas about once a quarter or so and I would hand those leads to my Daughter  she made some pretty awesome connections from a few of those folks that bought multi million dollar homes..

Quote from @Eamon Conheady: I was purchasing a multi family through an IRA LLC and was utilizing debt to finance it, requiring a non-recourse loan.

It's always best to have  multi-member LLC. 

Charleston etc. is that folks there are HIGHLY dependent on local attorneys to do their paper work/ escrow functions prep deeds etc etc. 

They're ALL accessing the same data pools and will get close to the same results.A multi-faceted pipeline strategy will keep you and your team busy.

Can I ask why you choose Ohio instead of your backyard in Jacksonville? 

I for one would dislike being pushed into a box, I'd prefer to choose my own stuff...and it really ain't that hard.Interesting concept though, I just do not see the value for a veteran Contractor or Imvestor.I'd ask for references before using them...

Or in your case, maybe even change classes of property and use what's known as a consolidation exchange to combine the sales into a larger asset like a multi-family or commercial property.