I met a syndicator and developer in my market at a local REIA of all things!

BP also offers a link to connect with local agents to help you find your investment property.

Michael,I would suggest you reach out to local investors there in the SF area and ask to grab a coffee, a beer or a meal. 

You may want to try a local hard money lender for these property types and a local bank for the refinance. 

The 1% rule isn't law and came into existence after the housing crisis but now is harder to find- https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/1-percent-rule-deadAttend local meetups to find out what the market is doing on a local level.

Hi Debbie,That sounds like a really awesome setup and bravo to the local government to allowing this!

In all honesty, unless you or someone on your team has extensive knowledge and experience in credit, mortgage finance, secondary markets, and portfolio management, your company is probably better served by building a deep and meaningful partnership with a small local lender to handle this for you - or maybe even buy such a lender with infrastructure in place as a turnkey solution.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of your screen, and you can search for other MEMBERS or LOCAL MEETUPS.

You are probably making better real estate decisions with that 100k nest egg.

I also used Craigslist, ForSaleByOwner.com, Zillow, and a very popular local classified website called SouthEastTexas.com (my buyer found me on setx.com) I was disappointed with Zillow.