The next tour was much more favorable.My suggestion on CURB APPEAL - keep curb appeal reasonable for greatest success. 

Technically yes, but your odds of success are very slim and your potential will be very limited.

@Emily Gowen so as you pointed out you would not have to do a 1031 exchange on your current home to avoid the capital gains tax and coupled with what Dave Foster pointed out I think, speaking from experience you would have a high likelihood of success. 

He will definitely help set you up for success! 

To this day, I still haven't seen someone in my network successfully executing the creative financing options.

They look to have some success with taking deals full-cycle and currently have a sun belt multi-property offering that I'm researching.

Acquiring Clients: For those who’ve raised capital successfully and built a strong network of clients, how did you go about finding and nurturing those relationships?

The better your can run and manage that business the successful you will be.

Curious what success people have had with this.

They love the nostalgia of it and wouldn't consider replacing such an important and historical thing.There is no script that will lead you to success in this, but friendly and collaborative will help.