Literally go through your phone, social media, email - all of it - and call, text, or DM. 

I am a bit confused with the tax implications on this.

I would add market yourself through social media and share not just your wins but the struggles you have as well people can respect that and it creates the perception you're not afraid to lay it all out there!

Joining the military for economic and social opportunity isn't a bad idea, but real estate benefits are quite limited. the VA loan is often a trap for new investors: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/va-loan-program-trap-rental-investors

Will keep updating and posting the project via social media.

Understand what each partner will make, how profits will be split, what each will contribute, etc. tax implications for partnership allocations.

From what I’ve observed so far, it seems that most REIs are very social, outgoing people.

Don't forget social media. 

@Wally Martinez for buyers I have found folks doing flips in my area while driving for leads, another way is checking local Facebook groups, Craigslist and other social media sites.

As others have said, yes.Biggest hangup is typically technology, or rather not knowing how to work it.On a typical Oakland CA purchase contract, with typical Bay Area timelines, the seller is going to indirectly (via the terms/conditions/timelines spelled out in the purchase contract) require the homebuyer to know what a PDF is and how to docusign and what an email is and how to work a document portal and how a scanner works and how to own a scanner (to scan the social security income entitlement letter) and that sort of thing.Pragmatically, the way around that is kids/grandkids/nieces/etc helping.