Your entity needs to have a multi year tax record.

You'd need one helluva track record to make the bank feel comfortable that the owner/operator is going to handle a portfolio like this properly, and make good on their investment.Do you have any experience operating projects this big? 

If you're willing to travel to the high desert you can get into deals for below 300k in cities like Victorville and Apple Valley.

The home owners association usually keeps record of all sales.

Get everything on record.

You can always later assign the beneficial interest to an LLC.The trustee however will probably be listed on the deed that is a publicly recorded document.

I travel a lot so I would probably need to work with a management company.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I am thinking about direct marketing or doing more dirty work and finding my counties' records and just contacting people. 

The triplex was built in 1997 and has original HVAC and roofing, but has been maintained (with records) yearly.  

I know it's tempting bear the extra travel costs.