That is online with what we’ve been paying when we were able to find help.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

They have a team of designers who do it online.

When you learn the business after a year or two you can either go out on your own or stay with them. 

I just don't know where to find a private lender as anything I have googled looks to be for businesses or a scam. 

Consider connecting with local REI meetups, hospitality groups, or even online forums like this one to find like-minded investors.You could also pitch your successful track record to potential equity partners.

You're buying a business, so you need to read the financials. 

I recently moved from France, where I spent 8 years running my own house renovation business.

I have a W-2 job primary and my business partner has another business.

In Real Estate, TIME IS MONEY.Getting a rehab loan done quickly is worth paying an extra few points in order to be efficient as you will be able to expand your BRR business which would yield results greater than the increased cost of capital that hard money brings.In order to escape a scarcity mindset you need to understand that money is in theory unlimited, they print it.But can you print time?