I am not a licensed GC but I have experience building spec homes that I could show a bank Fine paying a higher interest rate on the construction period of the loan, but would like to be more in line with traditional mortgages rates on the perm portion (although fine paying slightly higher if I avoid closing costs for a second loan)Do y’all have any recommendations on specific types of loans for this or specific banks I should talk to?

You buy all the liens with the property if you buy it traditionally.

From your post, I am not sure you need a mentor in the same sense that many syndicators offer mentorship, versus a more traditional mentor.  

You can also identify a city-owned lot through this map and work to incorporate it into a real estate deal with the traditional grant programs serving as a portion of the funding.

Waking up at 6am to conduct repairs before work, staying up until 1am after work showing properties, buying supplies at Depot/Lowes, repairing more properties, and calling back applicants since no one in D-class has/uses email, ever.Confronting the realization that no screening any PM will ever do can filter out for populations that live off the grid and outside of traditional credit markets. 400-500 credit scores are expected, past landlords that were unreachable, and jobs that were often cash money with little/no documented receipts. 

You can of course also do traditional funding (banks): 20% down, qualifying credit and take 100% of the risk and manage the rehab yourself.

They are like $12.4) Multiple accounts:  Often with these 401K plans you will be opening multiple checking accounts (one for Roth Funds, maybe one for traditional, if your spouse is on the plan then one for them).

Mitchell but haven't really looked too close at those areas as I don't really have enough capital for a traditional home purchase in those towns. 

Another thing to consider is if you end up not being able to qualify for a traditional multifamily home, then you can purchase a SFH that has a casita.

Many of us started out using this strategy, and have continued to implement it with numerous nuances: House Hacking with an STR in your basement, renting by room in a SFH, and most traditionally in a small multifamily property where you take one unit to yourself.