Or are taxes one of the things that is line on the spreadsheet that just has to make sense in regards to the overall deal? 

If you're more of a 'personal referral' person than a 'do research online' person, and this is local to you in Manhattan, KS, hit up one or two of the trades people in the "little apple all stars" BNI group.

I picked her exactly because she had a good social and online footprint!!

They were simply the king of online bookstores. 

Definitely open an LLC if you haven’t done so already and once you have a couple under your belt, you will have lenders lining up for your business.

I flew there and walked the house, looked pretty turnkey rental grade): $1029 GFCI outlets, downspouts and guards, drywall, paint, bathroom vent$4615 (new AC unit since unit was stolen before tenant moved in, didn't file insurance claim because didn't want my premium to go up) $600 (water line, gas line, P trap)$60 lawn mowing$112  thermostat repairMy opinion is that Class C is better for local investors who are on site and know how to do repairs and self manage.

Some lenders work with 220+ lenders and can really understand which lenders are best for you based on your situation. 

Now on raising $ side of things, I suggest first you do some research on syndications.

Bottom line is that you need to understand which risks you’re capable of handling with these various options.

I own one half, 3 bed 3 bath, and I’m currently living in and renovating it with plans to rent down the line.