So, you may see higher COC returns than that 2%, you are projecting.

Now that I have been in business for 8 months, Wells Fargo has offered me a 100k card, but I am politely bowing out away from that one.Good luck!

I managed the rentals myself up until early this year when I hired a property management firm in order to get some free time back, have some backup so I can go on vacations again,  and in response to the hostile political environment towards landlords in seattle.My long term plan with REI is to get to a large enough door count such that with sufficient equity the net cash flow is enough to live on comfortably  (which I would define as matching my current gross software engineer's salary).    

Also willing to help out in projects as long as it's not climbing a roof :)

Raising money isn’t a do-it-yourself project, you need the advice and guidance of legal counsel that specializes in securities law.

Doing a syndication is expensive for the first round, that's why it's nice to have a few people you trust to form the LLC with you, and you can try out the process of raising money and meeting investor demands.If you don't have that kind of time, then I recommend investing in someone else's project.

Also, in regards to a MFH, I currently have some new construction quad (4-unit) projects going on with 4 buildings still available at this time.

Email me with your projections on number of transactions and transaction volume and I will try to help you find a solution.

I dont have anywhere near enough time or money to take on this kind of project but a house this size and age in this area could easily go for $175k. 

A table saw can be useful, but everything you would do for house projects can be done with the circular saw and miter saw.