Consider private or hard money lenders - private for long term holds. 

Am I the one who ends up with the deed of ownership for said house and transfer the title for the investors or am I like a specter that simply puts the property in the investor's hands and disappears?

Buy/Hold is going to tie up your cash for a long period of time as to where flipping presents a fair amount of risk but offers a much faster return.  

But what you fall short of there will certainly be made up for with hands on.

Looking to do a buy/hold or more of a rehab/flip strategy? 

@David Stone Is this a duplex to buy/hold or to rehab/sell?

Buy a home for myself (this will definitely cost at least $1mm for the type of place I'd want) or keep renting my residence and use my money to invest in flips/buy and holds with partners?

Sounds like you have found out first hand the TV shows are a bit misleading when it comes to renovations and repairs. 

I personally find Richmond too expensive to get any decent cap rate buy and holds without some aggressive tactics.

I am currently interested in the buy and hold investment strategy.