Also, after reading RPI by Brandon Turner, I'm aware of multiple strategies, but since I've never actually invested or bought a property yet, I feel like I'm overwhelemd by all the options, and find it hard to get started. 

What are my best options for loans?

You will then have a few options with that rent money....you can put it into principal or you can start saving it to purchase yet another property.

You can look up cash buyers on propwire free, and reach out to the LLC owners by looking them up, or call the agent and ask them.Another option would be to find some private money lenders, and get them to go down on a hard money loan with you, unless you can get all the capital from one person alone (this is very difficult because most people won't loan that much to someone new to real estate). 

Most FSBO's in my area are not good enough to be Wholesaled but may make for a good Lease Option.

What options are there to make this work?

Looking out of state will likely be your best option.

The fact that I can regularly speak to many real estate finance "experts" and many of them are uninformed about certain financial rules/options is one of the things I've had to learn the hard way.

(option to go to 24, but I want the initial project to begin locally.)Location- OhioMarket type- Local, within 8 miles to meBuilds- Identical 2700sf, 4 bed, 3 bath , placing the same structure that meets the tenants criteria in 9 locations.Debt: Seeking a refinancing option  based on a 9% cap rateThe difference ( 450,000 x 9= 4,050,000    vs    NOI of $384,261 / 9% = 4,269,576 or $474k/property + tenant)with our continued rates of appreciation and a standardized tenant/lease structure in place, this should be a win for everyone.Who has a solution?

It included items such as fund raising and various options and associated limitations of the options.