I do understand that the answer likely varies depending on location - this is in a very nice suburb of Philadelphia. 

At this point I'm realizing can scale a lot faster with those partnerships, and beginning to try and understand the actual structure of the business behind these kinds of partnerships.

Then sell the property and start doing fix and flip or fix and rent. ( I prefer to sell this property as it 100km away from my student rentals. ) Not sure if I should renovate the lower unit to sell.

This is what I found on google?

This is how you accomplish this: You can change the opt-out language in hopes that your sellers will not respond with words that do not trigger automatic opt-outs.

Neighborhood Scout is not going to cover any shortfall you have if it doesn't materialize.you could try finding a bank or broker that will do 80% out on a refi, although probably not possible to close by the end of this month. 

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

.✅ Start demo—this means ripping out finishes (cabinets, flooring, tile, trim), not knocking down walls unless absolutely necessary.✅ Clear the site—haul off junk, trim trees, and clean up the yard so you can actually see what you’re working with.Get this step right, and everything else will go a lot smoother.

being that this is you first investment property is there a reason that you are not getting help on this one? 

I would review this with your agent.