Looking ahead, how do I finance multiple properties

[Peter S.]

I currently own my home and have no plans to move in the near future. I'd like to buy a long-term hold investment property which means I'll need to come up with 20-25% for a down-payment. Assuming I can do this, what steps would I need to take to finance the next property? What sorts of creative financing can one do to generate those 20% down-payments more than once every couple of years?

I know I'm way ahead of myself here, but I'm just trying to figure out how people accomplish this.