After you meet enough people you will figure where you want to go.

Too bad you can't buy something owner-occupied, put 5% down with the best interest rate, live in it for 12 months (and fix it up), rent it out and repeat the cycle.Here's some other info you might find useful:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

Finding someone who can offer me better balance is the primary motivator but I figured if someone is going to invest their own capital then they will take their responsibilities more seriously than someone who doesn't or even someone who merely raises from an outsider. 

Focus will be your superpower - figure out which strategy you like best and double down on that! 

Have you figured out any general numbers yet that you'd be willing to share here?

Now, you need to figure out how to find deals and pay for them.

Old post but I figure I would comment here... my Company, Maven Cost Segregation has done studies on projects like this.

That is so kind :) Definitely struggling now though as I've said- in trying to figure out what next steps might be. 

I'm not rich, but I make a very healthy living and I'm around a 7 figure income.

Those figures will vary from lender to lender, but that's around where most legit lenders are.