Ideally, you'd want to avoid the properties that are overpriced and there are many in my humble opinion.I would never trust the ROI calculations from the developers, as they are meant to sell their condos.

What some ideal way to find investors to fund this deal?

If you want practical support without being bound to a specific system, an “in-house” advisor could be the ideal fit for you, offering versatility as you build your own approach.

Credit scores are a reflection of someone's ability to learning and understanding the rules of the game and haveing the discipline to play by them.If you already have good credit, already pay everything on time (autopay), then increaseing your limits will probably help you the most, because it gets your utilization down, ideally under 10%.Higher hanging fruits are average credit and account age (just have to wait for that I guess) and inquiries, which are sometimes unavoidable as real estate investors.  

This would be ideal in terms of cash flow (after a few years) and equity appreciation since you'd be achieving tremendous returns on limited equity in the form of appreciation, principal paydown and tax benefits aside from only cash flow. 

Ideally, I’d learn by doing and would appreciate the opportunity to work with a mentor to help me get started.Any advice or direction is greatly appreciated!

You'll need good contact info for them to be able to collect, and ideally the new address for the tenant however which if you don't have can probably be found easily with some online sleuthing/ contacting their employer, skip tracing software, etc. 

If so, flipping or active investing would be ideal.

DSCR loans are ideal when your debt-to-income ratio is a concern, as they focus on the property’s cash flow rather than your personal financials.

With this info I can provide you with more information as there are some good programs out there but if you are interested in 2nds for example the really good programs for seller financing may not be as ideal as one catered towards seconds as an example.