I am currently seeking equity partners and/or personal loans as viable options. 

Who has used batchleads and would you recommend them or a better option?

Which site is the most accurate to estimate the fair value of the house based on your experience? 

Your search right now sounds like it can be swayed based on data, but you need knowledge.

We set the price based on our original assumptions but the offers we received were all well below what we needed. 

Another option is to get a quote so you at least have an idea....and if something happens in the next 12 months for example, and you are okay with the quote, you can just reach out to the person to do the job he/she quoted.

They are both good options, although I would say that Columbus is a bit overrun with investors, even though you can still grow there. 

I have some great lender options here.

I have long been weighing the option of acquiring an MBA as it seems to be the most practical real world degree for someone developing their business acumen and career.

Yes its called a participation agreement but they all need to be in alignment and agreement.The other option is to raise is through syndication which gets a lot more expensive setup then each investor would be pari passu but would be easier for investors to agree to these terms than doing a participation agreement.