Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on how they found private lenders to help grow their business? 

good concept Bryan, flipping vs buy and hold are keys to how wealth can be generated by using two different methods of investing aka envesting as i like to say, i'm a newbie in this industry my plan is to buy and hold rentals and later refinance the property and reap the benefits of the cash flow to purchase rehab and flip discounted properties that i find along the way, my strategy may be different than most but most of my educational coaching suggested looking at every deal as if it were flip and or rehab, i agree with Bryan, if i can get the cash flow and equity that buy and hold offers then that is the strategy that works best for me, but if i run across a flip/rehab that is worth my while then i execute accordingly but leverage is a important aspect of the buy and hold strategy will be implementing in my world.......good luck on your investing journey

I'm sure there are many ways to structure this kind of arrangement but it's just another suggestion that shouldn't cost you much and will get your message in front of more people than just using your own vehicle.  

In looking out for his best interest I suggested he turn to Opendoor to see if they could purchase the home before it went up for auction and sure enough, they offered him just below market value for his home.I was curious to see if anyone's wholesaled a deal to Opendoor?

My only suggestion for you would be to take full advantage of everything that BP has to offer.

2)  What other suggestions for you may have for tasks or types of things your VA may be doing for you.Thanks!

@Robert P.Just like the others suggest, I wouldn't.

Does anybody have any suggestions for quality contractors or places to find materials in the Indianapolis/Bloomington area?

I suggest reaching out to @Michael Blank for mentor-ship.

I appreciate your suggestions!