How did you raise a large down payments when first starting out?

[Shane Collins]

I have one duplex at the moment but I am looking to expand. I house hacked my first property on an FHA loan 6 months ago. Things are going well and I would love to purchase a deal I found that is going to be great. I have a partner to go in half with me but I need a strategy or plan to get the 15000 cash that I need for the down payment on this next deal!

[Bob Okenwa]

Have you considered using a HELOC to get the funds. Or you can try raising private capital through friends and family.