It's all people, find that person among people and they'll help you stack the bricks of your empire. 

As noted above by Chris, they'll be able to help with the offer process and provide a sound purchase and sale agreement for use. 

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

Finding the right lender for the BRRRR method is crucial, and I’d love to help you navigate that process.

I have sold RE in NJ for almost 15 years so can probably help if I have more details. 

  I haven't done before, and would prefer not starting with attorney help, at least to start with, unless absolutely necessary. 

This will help you get familiar with the process of buying and managing with limited risk.

Looking forward to learning alongside you all and doing what I can to help you as well.

but if you're only doing this to help catalyze your investment path somehow... it's probably not going to help that much.the best way to build a network is just to spend time with other investors. 

If the cash-out refi provides liquidity and good terms, it could be worth taking, but make sure it doesn't interfere with your construction funds.I can help you assess both options and see if we can offer a more favorable solution.