Go to these events often and people will start to recognize you and relationships will form.

In any event, happy and prosperous investing to you.Kudos,Mary

Lots of great connections all over but we also have a very strong and active contingent here in New England and I know lots of MA members and see lots from CT and RI as well on here so make sure to find them (Set up some keyword alerts to find out about local topics) and get connected.Besides doing that on here make sure to get out to some of the many local investor events we have.  

There is a lot of competition in this market so you need to be sure attend networking events, build your team and reach out to potential home sellers.  

But it's going to be very tough to get a private person to pony up their money unless you have this deal locked down with a contract.You can go to local REIA events in the nearest big city and pitch your deal there.You can work with local self-directed IRA and 401(k) providers to obtain loans from their investors.You can get a gift from family.You can take out a HELOC on your current property and contribute that money toward the purchase.The list goes on...

That might become problematic when you need to determine a project's critical path (the sequence of events that have the most impact on the final completion of a project) or forecast schedule variance and the impact it will have on the project delivery. 

There have been cases shown and decided that a "chain of events" that led up to the closing and sale had the buyers broker / agent earn a commission.So a lot of it is subjective as to what happened, how it happened, and at what time.If this is a smoking hot deal and they are going with your offer and it's a low sale price then another option is to let them double end it and get a real estate attorney for 200 to 300 to negotiate the purchase and sale for you.

Have food so that they come to the event.

Local state, county and city codes, land use, city planners and finally the inspectors are what will make or brake the ability of the final product to be used.  

In any event I would recommend that you need a local team that you can trust and that can manage things for your.