@Victor V Rogers IVLending - The lender may require each LLC member have credit, capital and income.

Do most people really have 20-50k in capital to just through at these properties?

Finding a partnership on a deal where we could learn how it’s all done would be something we're very open to.We have some starting capital which I think helps greatly, but obviously we can’t get over eager and blow our first deal.

I can only imagine investors with 10+ properties are closing in on a 7 figure liability - Is the rental income enough to justify that magnitude of debtOn top of that, I will want to get a personal home soon as well (currently house hacking a duplex), I wouldn't want real estate investment debt to be a burden on me missing out on a dream homeThen of course I'm cash stricken after putting down the 20%, so it will take some time before my current property generates enough to where I'm ready to afford another down payment (also it should be noted I'm not thrilled about the idea of raising capital through others)How do you manage your debt as you scale your portfolio?  

While the triplex is currently fully rented out, grossing $1,725 per month in rent, we would be looking to occupy one of the units for at least 1 year, primarily as a way to reduce our down payment from 25% to the 10% range and keep more available capital on hand. 

What's the best method of doing this to keep from capital gains from a gifted house and such?  

You can also capitalize some of the closing cost and deduct some of the expenses. 

Being it was my first property when just moving to Denver, I didn't have a lot of initial capital so took a while with the rehab and worked for my situation at the time anyway.

My main issue currently is having the capital for the upfront costs, I continue to save so one day wont be an issue but could get started sooner if working with a partner.

Maybe if you could negotiate a smaller price and sell/give the homes to people to live in that will pay you rent could be a faster and less capital intensive way to get the park up and going.