I have read many of the BP books and I am excitedly counting down the days until "Raising Private Capital" by Matt Faircloth is delivered, so I can read that one as well.  

From my limited research, it looks like the initial capital has to be from a capital gain and not from ordinary income/savings. 

I will soon have a $100k downpayment going into new primary home which will still leave me with $200k cash that I can use as capital. 

Then scheduled and passed both national and state first time, this June.

The property types you listed require capital and are you comfortable with just a virtual handshake, some photos, and move into partnership.

When you form a partnership, as an LLC, you can differentiate between capital interests and profits interests.

Given that I will be considered self-employed and will initially not have income (or at least not income that is steady or predictable), I will be having my parents co-sign the FHA loan to fulfill the income requirements.I clearly have sufficient capital to not only fund a 3.5% down investment, but to also make the subsequent mortgage payments.

Since 1031 is a federal statute most intermediaries have a national scope. 

I've been specifically looking towards wholesaling to build capital so I can branch out into other parts of real estate investing.

The Lehigh Valley is considered Allentown,Bethlehem and Easton.Some awards won by Allentown In the recent years:2015- Ranked by Fortune Magazine as being among the top 10 best places in the US to relocate corporate finance and Information technology companies.2016- Cited as a “national success story” by the Urban Land Institute for its downtown redevelopment. 2017 & 2018- Downtown Allentown Revitalization District was named 1 of 13 winners worldwide of the prestigious “Urban Land Institute Global Award for Excellence”.