Finance an Off Market Deal?

[Bill Goodland]

I was just curious about creatively finding off market deals for either buy and hold or flips. A lot of people I read about or listen to on the podcast recommend finding off market deals by word of mouth, marketing, etc. My question is, if you're not using an agent and communicating directly with a seller, is it still possible to finance those deals through a bank? Or only with cash or forms of it such as hard/private money, HELOC, business LOC etc. Thanks in advance.