Crowdfunding makes real estate easily accessible, however, in regard to institutional real estate investments, the advice of an expert who works in the industry every day, knows all the players and their track records, and performs due diligence on each offering is a great benefit to you and comes to you at no cost.

Any ideas on how to find someone like this in Seattle or do you know anyone who will player/coach a couple small reno projects with me?

The important way to do that is to be a dominate investor.Without a bunch or completion you can buy small complexes of apartments with no experience to do that and not do that part time.  

Also, what type of properties usually dominate in this spectrum of real estate ?

Find some of the true players in that market.  

I have 12 rentals total but he is a much bigger player than myself in town.I believe he has 13 or so available for rent at the moment at the link below.www.lhpwichita.comSure I don't mind meeting.

Another point is that once you become a player in a geographical area - people bring deals to you before they come on the market since they know you are active.  

Thanks @Dominic Lucarelli and @Tamara Taylor for your responses and words of wisdom!!

However be for warned BP is an incubation site for the industry so most very experienced folks already have their financing in order. your reply's from Marketplace will be dominated by the newer rehabber or the one's that have had no ability to get funding.. so due diligence is warranted .. that being said you may pull out some gems. 

Our market here is dominated by top producing RE ladies easily making 500k to 1 million a year in commissions..