I'm personally looking at the 2-4 space right now as I think there should be good opportunity there to make the numbers work in high-value markets

Other times you see a person do a single post and ghost their own post.I am in two other forums that are dead or dying.  

100% funding is a thing, for example, if the home is $100K to purchase and the renovation is $75K a lender can give you the full $175K however, there are two things you'll need to be aware of 1) there's an option where the closing costs and fees will be much higher, OR 2) you could give your lender a percentage of the equity of the deal (30% - 60%) for a truly zero personal investment deal.

Even if the property is not currently on the market, it will show you a lot of info that I personally find important.

Has anyone hired someone on payroll to oversee their personal portfolio?  

In my personal opinion, that's kind of the way wholesaling is able to work though.

I am thinking Des Moines may be a good place for me to start for some personal and professional reasons.

Otherwise it’s families/friends/partner/sell stuff/personal loan/borrow against something else or see if someone will do a 2nd for 10%. 

@Jake LangleyRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder, etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

They'll let you know if they have a product you currently qualify for, or what you'll need to do to qualify.Anecdotally, I feel like personal residences are very easy to qualify for.