Also, for a fix and flip, who are some key players, you would want to have on your team (ex. roofer, painter ) I have tried meet-ups, but I haven't encountered many people who are willing to share their connections. 

Market knowledge is your secret sauce the more you know about your market, the key players the properties within the better positioned you will be to move.When it comes to approaching other investors and agents, you have to build that relationship gradually, be involved in the networking events you attend and take part in conversations and try to add value, and soak it all in. 

Parking your money to wait on a deal to show up is like taking your best players out of a game to wait for the other team to get tired before you put your players back in.

Actually, sometimes not only the GP but any other major players.

Team Player, Operation Professional, Business Owner, Wisdom....

They do not provide gap funding, this is a misconception that lots of newer players in the space have because they want to get into a deal with higher leverage than 80%.

Again, I've been posting in this thread to point out that STR investors who are relying on Airbnb/VRBO/etc for bookings (which is most, but not everyone) has inserted themselves into the hospitality industry, which has major players calling the shots. 

Get out of your comfort zone and start talking to the players in the game, create meaningful relationships that provide mutual value. 

It has taken some time to get the right players in place, however, once we got the formula right, we are moving forward with our plans.

On really huge properties sometimes bridge lending is available for an additional 10%, but we're talking about institutional players here that have significant liquidity and holdings to cover any issues.