Before doing that, however, make sure you have a set budget in place to guide you on how much you should be spending.

So, learn about that first - and a good point to start is a Nolo book (https://www.amazon.com/Every-Landlords-Property-Protection-Guide/dp/1413307000/) mentioned in the doc, it will explain about insurance, how to evaluate insurance, and then about property management, property code, proper leasing and all the way to LLC and hiring.

The math will always guide you to the correct answer.

There are lots of resources online but everything is pretty segmented to the process. 

I have a real estate attorney here in Ohio who can guide you through the process.

Find someone with funds but don't have the skillset or resources to close a deal.

We would create a promissory note and our names will be on the deed.I came across this checklist: https://www.camaplan.com/resource-center/private-lending-checklist/ to learn about the due diligence I need to take.

Welcome to BP there's lots of great people and resources here so dig in!

That should suffice in most cases.The other issue is that banks will just not provide a centralized knowledgeable resource for such specialty accounts. 

I found this on meetup.com... seems to have resources for Charlotte, and TON more for other industry specific groups that are local. https://www.meetup.com/CharlotteREIA/