You could do something like what you want if it was your personal primary residence and even then the interest rate would be ugly. 

And who better than to recruit a person who is already experienced at such, which there is a lot. 

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.

If one is transferring property title from personal name, a Grant/Warranty Deed would be drafted/recorded to transfer title. 

If you are just a plain person they usually must serve you in person. 

I work with a lot of MTR investors and what I am seeing frequently with multifamily acquisitions, particularly with new investors, is that they often test the property just like you're mentioning, as a way to dip their toes in the water and see what works in their area and for their personal style.

For me personally, it was worth making the switch because of how much money I stood to save and the flexibility to run things the way I saw best fit.

Personally, I started my investment journey with multifamily properties before moving into single-family homes.

For in person connections try some local real estate meetup groups.

@Leslie L Meneus, while the forums can be pretty good, in-person networking and sharing ideas is much more valuable.