Talking coherently and consistently netted a potential capital investor.

.- Once you find a deal with a number that works , Find Investors, connect with your local banks , partner with someone . ( I strongly recommend the book - Investing in Real Estate with low or no money down by BT)- Be consistent- Read Blogs, Read books, read posts- Attend Network events- Connect with one member a day with a purpose(Please: do not spam members , you may loose your messaging privilege).I doubt you will fail if you ritually follow 70% of the recommendations.

All you have to do to be successful is live like a broke college student the next 10-15 years, consistently increase your income over that time which will increase your savings rate and invest.

The property is fully self sustaining, consisting of 3 flatlets and one main house (3 beds 2 bathrooms). it has 100% tenant occupancy on 2 of the 3 flatlets.

I try to be consistent and I'm just trying to go in and pick the best in the field.

Be consistent (a) get a consistent flow of leads and (b) prospect every day.  

Nonetheless, you clarified this as a SaaS/DaaS that the community unfortunately consistently is removing.  

You need to put a marketing program in place to generate motivated seller leads consistently and on autopilot.

It's one of the only spots where we consistently see class C duplexes in that price range. 

I have worked with few different banks and mortgage brokers to secure loans and I have consistently done better on rate/terms via a mortgage broker.