They are a national servicer of HELOCs on investment properties and they are one of the more competitive that you'll find regarding LTVs and interest rates.

My partner and I found a good potential deal to wholesale in our area, though with lack of pictures of the inside of the property, we are going to walkthrough the property.

We use NREIG for our SFR portfolio in Michigan, we compare once a year and so far they have the most competitive rates. 

You will have to use Luke's Enemy Method, where you analyze the competition, for that. 

Also, in very rural areas you may lack the food, entertainment, infrastructure (reliable high-speed internet and cell service), and lifestyle that you may want.  

My friend has a 6-figure managerial job at Amazon and will fill that void where I lack in consistency (Both of us have credit scores above 750).We have about $300k in cash and would like to obtain as many units as possible in one deal with an acquisition price of $800k or below. 

If you really want somebody to spend their time, effort and risk you as competition, you might want to offer something in return.  

If you understand that and have the finances to cover for that possibility, then that can be something that sets you apart from the competition.

Never rented before so sorry for my lack of knowledge.

The duplexes (or lack of) on realtor for my range are priced high and with some quick numbers crunching don’t have great COC return or even close to the 1% rule.