Primarily looking for GCs but certainly welcome any other recommendations for trades like plumbers, electricians, etc. 

I don’t believe in lifetime cashflow from a single rental (not that you only buy and hold one rental but that that one rental can have significant equity growth with cashflow to float you, then you sell and do it again or trade up).

I am a dentist by trade, but looking to expand my portfolio into SFR and multifamily investment properties.

Are there any loan packages available to pull equity from a rental unit that has no mortgage whatsoever?

Justifying it by saying “yes you pay for some heat but in trade off you get access to a very efficient AC unit in the summer that you don’t have to install/uninstall/store every year.”

In my area, there's at least a minimum service fee (usually about an hour's time for any trades person) to come out and assess/fix something.  

This way IRA's involvement is completely passive, you can agree on the terms (interest, points, etc.) and all of the income/gains for the IRA will be sheltered from taxes.According to the IRS rules if tax-exempt entity (an IRA in this example) receives income from an active trade or business (which would probably be the case if you JV instead), such income would be subject to Unrelated Business Income Tax.

I paid 66k for one of mine drove it two years and got an offer of 55k on trade in.. 

Because all the locals all know the triangle of Diana Street, Joanna Street, and Barbara Street is a place to avoid, the worst nexus of the high hood where the local drug trade lives and breathes.Yet Diana, Joanna, Barbara Street houses are still getting sold to OOS and institutional investors.The other thing that's happening is that people are buying cheap-construction properties in the same hoods for inflated prices, stuff that's obviously heading for a teardown.

Here are all the ways we have explored, from least amount of effort to the most:Advertise free lot rent for a year if they bring their own home into the park Work with the dealers nearby who have showrooms and offer them an incentive to sell you their used trade-insWork with MH sales people who specialize in the sale of MH only (many times they will be dealers as well, but focused only on used homes)Network with MH movers who often times know of used homes that could be availableNetwork with wholesalers who flip MH (be aware of homes in parks with this, as most often the park will have first right of refusal and you cannot remove it from the park.