I personally own 2 in Bartlett and always looking to add to my portfolio in that area.If you are wanting to get out short term, I would focus on area heavily and only invest in "A" class.  

Add two more of those to your portfolio and use a lender to get another loan and find more rentals or rehabs.

Any recommendations on portfolio lenders that will consider small deals?  

If she can do a HELOC or something through a small CU or portfolio, that might be something to investigate first.

This place will and should help you find what you are looking for.I do not know of any investor friendly banks in your immediate area, you can try portfolio lenders.

I set up PM interviews that week and handled to transition of our portfolio to two different PM’s.

that is one heck of an impressive portfolio. 

But yes I love some of those ideas, we will refinance and invest in other deals, use local banks to obtain financing hopefully portfolio loans. 

I would leave them in my LLC and work with a small business bank in your area to do a portfolio loan. 

The terms you will get with an owner occupied loan are infinitely better than what you will get  trying to wrap both properties into a commercial/portfolio loan, that it really wouldnt make sense to wrap them both into the single loan.