Once you identify the four highest ranked school districts in this town and search on values within the areas they service, the process you describe is totally bang on, laser-focused for all four.

Need guidance on identifying how to finance the construction cost of the SFR.Deal Situation...Currently in the process of buying my first piece of vacant land with my partner that has over 25 years of experience as a general contractor. 

Identify and work with honest and experience wholesalers - Ehhh - will have to read up on this, not a huge fan of wholesalers Put in some sweat equity if you have the risk tolerance and willing to take that route. - This as well, I plan on making small upgrades (ie: flooring/kitcheb/bathroom) to houses before I sell to ideally get the value up OR just make them easier to sell. 

Your ideal tenant is who you identified - someone building a bigger, more expensive home than yours with prominent jobs and something to lose.

Guns would be checked to see if they matched ballistics, sex victims might be identified, etc.

We really need an equity partner or any references to a HML that won't put too much weight on our credit or lack of cash, but can see that we can (and already have) identified some great deals and can get the job done.

I have identified a group of friends. 

Determine your budget, identify locations of interest, get a realtor to set you up on searches for those areas, run #s on properties that pop up you like, establish desired returns, when you find a property that fits them, make an offer!!

In particular, it never states explicitly in the absence of this notification that the LL gives up the right to move themselves or the identified family into the unit at end of lease.  

Understand the time limits on identifying and closing on properties using the 1031 exchange.