Of course the co-signer should be significantly stronger in ALL areas as compared to the applicant...usually this is a parent or relative, and they should be well established, with ownership of real estate for years; long and stable employment; no, or very distant, criminal and traffic court records; well funded SAVINGS/IRA's or stock market accounts.

With most hard money lenders - you will need funds to start the renovations - since they work on a draw system.

Another path might be a short-term solution like a bridge loan to fund your next acquisitions while holding off on a full refinance until rates or terms improve.Given your goals to scale rapidly, keep an eye on maintaining cash flow while growing.

I am an investor who is now entering the market in DFW, I can close deals quickly and I have proof of funds, I tried all the Facebook groups to find wholesalers in Indianapolis and I can't reach them, do you have an idea how to reach them?

do you know how you will fund the acquisition? 

You may have to sell the whole property to access the funds in the IRA or 401k when you retire. 

At the end of the day, I understand you want to keep a 4.5 or 2.5% mortgage however if you come to find out that by accessing those funds via a second mortage, your overall payments would be higher, it actually might make sense to refinance and use those funds to invest. 

Right now we have enough for a 25% downpayment on 2 $300k properties, and I'm just trying to find the best way to allocate those funds.  

I have considered trying find deals and bring them to current investors to learn but not sure on how the Self-Storage Funds do Lead-Gen.. any thoughts or insight you can share with a fellow CPA would be much appreciated.

It's great you already have the location, price range, and funding source!