Aiming to get as skilled as possible in this industry as quickly as possible and make as many contacts as I can in that time.

I am looking for someone that is a step ahead of me and has completed a syndication or two where I could add value by helping in any aspect I can in order to learn more about the process.

I’m reviewing the bid again to see where we are cut the fat

Usually, it’s best to put down as little as you can in order to conserve funds for future investments.

You can also get a "lowboy" version of most sizes that is short and fat. 

Trim the fat.

While I have been reading as much as I can in all this free time I have, I'm still very new to the idea of real estate investing.

Note that you will provide a proof of funds when you submit your offer, and that you can in fact be forced to perform on your purchase obligations. 

I build up a fat pile of cash and punch it in the face with all I got. $37k chunks usually.

Made over $30k just for making a smart buy and being in the right place right time, rarely any other places you can make money the way you can in real estate.Correct, so you probably want to fix those two up so a lender with lend and your ARV is decent, then after 6 months find a credit union or lender that will cash out refi those and give you a 30 year fixed loan.