Innovative Property Solutions tells a person you have something to do with property; same thing with Vista Properties, 60 day Realty, Trinity Investors and a whole host of other names I can think of.

Be Innovative.

Instead of becoming an HML, I'm looking for innovative ways to lend money or finance flips and other real estate projects.

This is an out-of-the-box-money-tree-generating innovative idea.Thanks to the OP Ben Skove.

So late 2012 we finally found a place, bought it with my own 20% closed in Nov.

I know there are some great boot strappers on BP that have started in the game through innovative strategies!

I think what battles against that fear is that a lot of these methods have been proven, and also there are some different and innovative ways.

@Martin Zawarski intersting and innovative thinking.

Even the most innovative and complicated deals are explained with a great ease.It will blow your mind away for sure and will open up floodgates of the possibilities that you may have never think of while procuring a real estate deal.  

This reminds me of Seth Godin's book "The Dip" and how we will all go through low's in our business in different ways, but if we hang in there, keep pushing, adjust and innovate as needed, there is usually something pretty good ahead.