Scott has a private FB group that I also want to join, to network with other investors. 

So right now I'm just trying to network and hopefully meet some new people who can help me in these areas!

A good real estate agent/realtor should be able to grow your network.

In searching for and talking to partners for my own investments I realized that my circle is larger than I thought it was.

You can hold and even fold it into a larger property later through and exchange, thus delaying taxes.I would do this deal in a heart beat assuming the location of the property is good.

I call this my "self-funding" model.I have talked to a few larger banks (who love my income, debt ratio, cash flow and FICO score) BUT will only do a HELOC on a primary residence or a 2nd home. 

Network.....network..... network.

@Kyle Marchand Networking on sites like this and in person at meetups can be a tremendous way to find deals.

I am planning on focusing on remodeling all of the units, then there are some larger items I plan on hitting(painting exterior, redoing cat walks). 

I will need to have property own by 401k in order for me to buy larger numbers of units.