A PM is your most vital team member to ensure that you have a successful investment.Zillow does allow you to market the rental for free on their website.

🌟 The Power of Team in Multifamily Investing 🌟🤝 Diverse Expertise: Each member brings unique skills and knowledge to the table, covering everything from property management to finance and marketing.

.)- Licensed Builder (wanting to build my own MF units)  - Skilled laborer. 

"The area's skilled workforce and leading role in rocket propulsion development make Huntsville the ideal location for our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.”

It is a skill you are learning.

Depending how much you earn you can step up those savings by getting a side-hustle in any part of real estate....working for a top Real Estate office on weeknights and weekends, working for an RE Investor, working for a General Contractor and learning a few skills, etc.

While you are willing to offer things to a mentor, the reality is that at your current skill level you have basically nothing to offer to a successful multifamily investor.

Working with the City of Cincinnati is a finely tuned skill.

This also allows you refine your skills in evaluating an individual syndication deal. 

I would suggest to connect to other local investors as much as possible to network, educate yourself, make connections with title companies, contractors, wholesalers, hard money lenders etc, those will prove vital to your success.