You can also check meetup.com or search facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.

Many nuances are ahead of us such as a potential LLC, real estate professional status, cost segregation, etc.

It great that you have four properties and have done research to explore possible solutions.We are all work in progress.Listening to other successful investor stories, helpsLearning to "embrace" rather than to" avoid" is the way to go in networking, being "successful", real estate investing in general.Sheldon Adelson, billionaire, Las Vegas Sands owner, said "change the status quo....do things the way other people don't do them...then you'll be successful"Doing things the way other people dont do them, makes us contrarian.....but holding steadfast to sound investment criteria as Warren Buffet suggest (calm temperament) gets us through to success

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

Make sure to post on facebook and Meetup.com if you haven't already.

I don't know your family status, but if you can get a small multifamily property with you VA loan and house hack the other units could be financially advantageous. 

(and I don't mean granular detail, but stuff like your employment status and DTI are important, as is the type of property you're looking at and its location)

This restriction could be due to your employment status, income, credit history, and liquid asset requirements - however with a non-qualified mortgage, private lenders focus on; high credit score, investing experience, and liquid assets.

Start growing your network, look on Facebook/BiggerPockets for different events, find a mentor doing what you want to do, and get to know the local lenders/brokers.

Even worse, companies like Google and Facebook operate for free at the cost of tracking your interests and force feeding advertising on you.