I'll shoot you a private message. 

@Kenneth Morff, I apologize I'm late to the conversation.

Then also look at Cascadia Investors Alliance which meets throughout the greater Seattle area and has a regular meetup at the Lakewood Ram that's pretty informal and great for getting to know people and have actual conversations.

Can do it in private message or on a phone.

These are private placements, so there are qualifications that you must have but,  they will take your "leftovers" so to speak, so that you do not have to worry about a timeline and possibly be liable to tax. 

Find some type of private lender willing to do a flexible no doc loan at 50% ltv for them. cons - Given they are a consumer without adequate ability to repay it could be tough2.

A lot of people use private money to buy / fix and then refi with a bank.

Transactions take time to go from listing/buyer agreement to closing. 6 months may seem like a long time but if you're educating yourself on the business while working on lead generation/conversion you'll be in better shape than most people starting off.Another tip would be to consider joining a team.

I agree a CFK conversation will backfire, I think.

Nothing private in a schedule E.