Then from there, referrals and meeting others at meet ups, online like right here, etc.Most all of my deals over the past decade plus have been funded with private money.

If its a desirable property and they are busy, they can blow you off.

If you could give specifics of the building (layout, e.g. 5 room 2 bed) and pricing desired I might be able to provide you with more constructive opinions. 

Next, IF you have access to private funding (family, friends, colleagues), THEY would likely charge less than HML Interest Rates for any balance still needed.

@Jocelyn Ahuja  A lot of East Austin is gentrifying and/or hip, desirable.

Then we had to come up with 60k to do the repairs(we expected to be able to use the the loan proceeds), and then afterward, have to wait for them to release the funds.  

To show your value to them you will want to give them a pre-approval or proof of funds or hard money letter so they can confirm that you have the resources to buy when you find the right deal.

if your using SDIRA money you cannot use personal funds as well.  

I had hoped the funds I pulled out would have gotten both properties completed and earning rents by now, but this has not been the case.

This is important to show your lender so you get credit for your payments towards your total DP at the time of closing.This will buy you time to get the rest of the funds, and also lock up the property.If you negotiate a longer Option period than from now to 4/18, you will have a longer time to get your funding in place, and get a larger total DP credit.