Any recommendations on good funding options for a beginner?

There are always alternative sources of funds.

There is a large military population and they are all over the but Virginia Beach is the more desirable for them unless you are renting in the Ghent section of Norfolk which is the nice section of Norfolk.  

The key is scale up using as little of your own funds as possible.

There are factors that play into those percentages such as what state project is located in, your credit score, funds you have available, experience, etc...

Problem for me is that I lack the funding to purchase a turn-key rental.

 #1 - Acquire a HELOC on the investment property (old forums stated PenFed has a product) at 70% LTV (Don't want to cash out refi, since I have a really good 1st mortgage already in place)  #2 - Take out the funds out of the HELOC and put into savings for 3 months  #3 - use the funds along with some of my other savings to acquire another multi with 70% financing.  

Not a legal advice, but AFAIK you cannot mix IRA funds and loans unless your IRA invests in a security and not in a property directly.

.- I have to work under a broker for 2 years before I can apply for my brokers license in state of FL- I have to split my commission profit with broker and all funds/payments must be made out directly to the broker- the percentage commission I negotiate with property owners is my decisionDetermine best path to form Vacation Rental Property Management company being aware of my new status a sales associate- can I start my own business entity to establish and brand my VR management company now, or would/should I just wait the 2 years, get brokers license and then do so.

Congrats on this find, and your success in creatively funding it.