I have always thought to buy from people selling without extensive advertising and to sell through the MLS.Mark http://www.inman.com/2014/03/10/study-suggests-mls-played-little-or-no-role-in-nearly-half-of-2013-home-sales/

Is there anyone out there with the resources to find great deals and renovate them that would work with me to find what I'm looking for, partner on the buy and flip using my financing, with the deal being that they get to make a profit by finding a below market property as well as their role in overseeing the rehab, while I (the investor/buyer) get a below market house renovated to my general specifications in return for providing the financing and a guaranteed buyer?

To the folks who have gone from real estate as a lucrative hobby to opting out of your W2 and transitioning to a business-After you have developed your business plan; the how, the why, and the what at some point you will need to sit down and develop roles and responsibilities.

It is important to focus on developing in the 9-5 role as well.

What's the role of each individual(my realtor, me, and the buyer)?

FinCEN has announced that it plans to work with other relevant regulatory agencies in the development of consistent compliance examination procedures, and in the future it will provide public notice of other agencies that will exercise delegated compliance examination authority with respect to certain classes of covered entities and other loan or finance companies.

I'd like to network with any individuals who structure commercial deals or those that work within a financing role.

With limited capital, your role could be doing all the grind work.  

You can exercise 1031 option 2 and list properties up to 200% of value.  

Indulge me in a thought exercise: Imagine several scenarios for yourself 20 years in the future: one in which you find a way to work, save, invest, and grow, and another scenario where you essentially do nothing for fear of failure.