A long, long renovation project?  

This is my goal.I started invest in real estate in 2011 with a small appartment in my city (Aix en Provence), I renovated it and lived in for 4 years.

A portfolio lender for a construction/renovation loan will need to underwrite the loan and review the project as well which takes time.

Sorry it's taken me a few days to reply,I've been super busy obtaining my first buy and hold and starting renovation on it :)Cody thanks for the info!

The house is in good condition but not excellent condition and was renovated roughly five (5) years ago (see pics below). 

The way I look at this is that the demolition has already been done and I have a clean slate to renovate and resell.

There are deals in the area, but typically they dont hit MLS and they involve significant renovations which make it difficult to cash flow, most of them are better for flips.

Both units recently renovated with new carpet, paint, countertops, tile.

I know that guys like @Lori Valene, @Aaron Ramm, @Tarl Yarber, @Ryland Taniguchi, @Brian Fouts, @Kevin Carbon all operate in the Tacoma area and would be interested in any deals you have dug up, I would certainly consider a partnership to help you learn the business.For other actionable steps, I would start spending a few hours every week scanning the MLS, Redfin, Zillow, etc. and learning what houses sell for in your area, learn the market and start learning how to estimate rehab/renovations costs.

With your team's background in construction and interior work, I would say you should look into flipping and if a deal comes along that you don't have the bandwidth for, you have the ability to wholesale it with a good estimate on rehab/renovation costs.There should be an informal BP Meet-Up soon that I would recommend attending, they are a great way to network with other investors in a low-pressure atmosphere.