In most cases, I don't recommend renting out your primary residence especially if you have no rental experience and that is because usually your primary residence was bought without the idea of renting it out.  

I honestly don't have any real feedback on them yet so hesitant to "recommend" them. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Quote from @John Fleming: I don't have any personal recommendations, but something below may help you in the search.Start by going to www.narpm.org to search their directory of managers.

Does anyone have any recommendations for property management in Pheonix?

But I can't recommend something I would not do as an investor myself, so here it goes:1.)

Hey, I’m looking to connect and network with private individuals who lend money on real estate deals. Do you know of any good websites where I can post my deals?

What i would recommend is joining a REA or other real estate meet-up group where you can connect with other likeminded individuals consistently and share knowledge.

If you're looking to BRRRR/flip, I do recommend looking into hard money loans.

You reference taking out a HELOC and those are generally provided when the property is in your personal name, which I don't recommend for investment properties.Overall, it sounds as if you're tired of dealing with "long distance" ownership.