Well, just to state the obvious, but if you list it with an agent you will get MLS exposure which is where almost every retail buyer will buy their home from.  

I somehow managed to to place a buyer with the property (ended up with a retail buyer) and made 25,000.00 at close. 

Those are "retail" off the MLS deals, but good multi-family wholesale deals have been scarce or even non-existent in my experience here so far.

If you are going to have skin in the game then I would definitely say buy it , fix it, and retail it yourself.

I rely on having my license to help retail buyers find their next home, and this has been a great source of income for me!

The market is so hot in this area. Houses are going for thousands over asking and cash buyers are being selected over folks with pre-approved loans. (Which makes sense because the houses won't appraise)

Experienced ...

I started in retail at a grocery store at 16.

This is always much harder to do with existing tenants.You may try partnering with others and buy better quality properties which are more in demand and generate a higher rental rate to start with and can withstand a possible loss in retail value. 

I flipped a few houses in Louisville KY before getting into rental property and no longer do retail flips.  

I'd recommend a professional lender not  a internet or retail big bank lender as they typically will not have the expertise or patience to deal with their underwriters on this type of file.