This person is your financial partner aka the end buyer who will buy the property/fund the deal

It can be easier to get funds if you can show you have a bunch in an area that you are working on.

and has enough depth of experience to handle your exchange appropriately from start to finish including strategic consulting and protection of your funds. 

I have a deal under contract that I am trying to get funding for. 

They ended up having to cancel their project and decided to sell as is because the association required a lot from an insurance standpoint from the contractors, therefore, my client struggled to find a contractor with sufficient insurance coverage for the association to accept.

Had you chosen to not pay your August rent, I would have been legally allowed to keep $500 of your security deposit (lease agreement) to pay for the early termination fee incurred with the early termination.Because the lease agreement has been terminated, I am not legally obligated to return any funds to you.

By then, if you’ve done it right your cash flow and equity should be good enough to make the jump to Montana.Option 2:  owner occupy a single family or condo (all of these options , including multi family) can usually be done with a low down payment FHA loan which also allows gift funds if you need and can get help From a family member) — depending on where you are in the Seattle area, your appreciation might be strong enough in a couple of years to borrow against (or sell) and begin stretching out a bit.Then it’s all about finding an excellent property manager in MT, and if you can’t find one where you want, look somewhere else!  

My brothers and I have recently sold a few investment properties and are looking to invest our funds.

Can I fund the unexpected capex items, and can I maintain a reasonable level of tenancy.

You're going to have to get a property under contract with a long enough time to do all the things that the crowdfunding website will ask of you.Typically crowd funding websites have minimum loan amounts so make sure that your property is above this minimum amount.Something else I would look for are private money lender or equity partners.