please let me know if you have successfully completed a creative finance deal and you have some terms example breakdowns i can take a look at much appreciated im trying to buy an apartment complex asap

Anything single family will require very creative strategies in order to generate cashflow. 

You can get very creative with structure to make it a win win.

This leaves here with almost $500k in capital gains to pay tax on.I'm trying to find creative ways in which she can minimize this tax burden. 

If it is a direct lender you are able to work to find more favorable terms because they usually determine their terms on a deal by deal basis. 

Are there any creative ways you’d recommend for me to identify and approach motivated sellers or uncover foreclosures?

Very creative but probably not doable1.

A Mentor – I am new to the area and hoping to find someone to learn from and help that knows the area well and can guide me in the right direction.2.

That's just a creative excuse by a lazy cop.

I'd get very creative with it, and when people are saying "your nuts" I'd know I'm in the right zone of things.