If you can talk in the same language as them, the judge will see you more professionally.

More units equals more money, which means you need to sound and be professional.

You are operating a business and need to be professional.

Tell me why this is a dumb idea, but let's not get lost in what-if's.Lastly, who are the professionals that I can talk to, to make sure that the work I'm doing will result in a property that is bank finance-able?

I could partner with someone, and have a few offers for partners for any deals I come across, the issue is I need a partner who has ALL the funds, and none to my knowledge meet that particular criteria.I'm not greedy, so I could wholesale it, but I would need to to make an offer, which means I still need a pre-approval -- also many of the deals are REO's so I'm not sure if wholesaling is even an option.....Any suggestions???

Once the property is fixed up and sold, You and The Private Lender will Split Profits 50/50, or whatever the agreed upon split would be.Usual Private Lenders are friends and family and High Net Worth Professionals (doctors, lawyers, other real estate investors)Best Place to find them are at your Local Real Estate Investors Club. 

I live within this radius, but still choose to use a professional PM because I work full time and choose to outsource that.

That's great that you are experienced in construction, just keep in mind that you will make way more money using that skill set in the evaluation and management of the rehab, than swinging the hammer yourself.Best of luck.

we're  pre-qualified for our next purchase but not sure if it should be another single family or multi family unit.

Would it be best for our first client to be more of a 'pre-hab' wholesale, since we wouldn't have to estimate quite so many repairs?