Pocket listings almost seemed the norm for any good deal, and people online said you had to schmooze and build a relationship with a commercial broker to have a chance of finding the best deals.  

Many of the good tax sale properties are getting bid up online. 

Should I try local CU or any of the larger banks such as BoA that are offering no-fee helocs online?

My first choice is Oklahoma City, but I’m also looking into Memphis.

@Nathaniel Dean Morrisoni'm still not sure I'm following you, but if you're asking - should you use extra cash to put more money down on a house, and/or use extra cash to lower the rate - those are pretty personal choices so you have to decide what's right for you and what fits your budget. 

Your choices are to save more money or work harder to find one off-market for a below-market price.

If the latter, you will likely not have a choice as most rehab loans require a GC.

Using this example, the legal name on the online EIN application would look like this: 123 MAIN ST LLC a series of MY CRE HOLDINGS CO a Texas series LLCNotice that, like before, I’ve omitted the commas and periods (what the IRS calls “special characters” and prohibits in the online application).

It takes many years of work and experience to become a well known listing agent of choice at scale (and continued good execution to maintain it).

Some tenants might be for it if they don't have a choice.