wouldn't bring this one to a partner or anything just satisfying my own desire to get a foothold in a place i like to be.  

However, if you didn't get the results you're looking for, please contact me so we can help and do right by you.Again, I appreciate all commentsI'm an open book and my truest desire is to help.Thanks.

Leave your funds alone.

We do them, but like you we often get push-back from the capital-provider funds.

If you are setting aside funds for capex, taxes, insurance, or other expenses that don't occur monthly, transfer those funds to Savings each month and hold them there until it's time to spend them.

Board collected those funds and put them in Operating instead of Reserves.

I have clients though that I fund that have built some incredible portfolios. 2 of them over 250 SFRs that I funded for them and they refinanced and paid me off..

Lake side homes are more desirable for short term rentals in this area but not impossible to accomplish.

Real estate investing has been a passion of mine for time with my mother also having invested early on where I likely have gotten the love and desire to follow similar foot steps.I have taken last 6 months to educate myself and currently own a single family home as primary residence and would like to expand to multi family properties (2-4 units) for additional stream of income, not to mention potential tax benefits for long-term investing.Based on current living situation, I have a fair amount of equity established in my primary residency along with having enough cash to either pay off house completely or use towards investing in a multi family property.Given that I'm the sole source of income for our household with my wife being the home maker for our two kids under 2, trying to weigh out risks with getting started now or perhaps waiting. 

If you are able to actively use the funds I would say start a real estate marketing company with it.