If certain requirements are met, this is possible with as little as 3.5-5% down for full income verification borrowers and 10% down for alternative income verification. 

BTW, Ai is about to replace all real estates agents in the next 5 years, seek an alternative as fast as you can.

. - I totally agree with you on the location piece and that makes this tough.This isn't just about cash flow but a seemingly unique and great oppty for taking $500k of tax free Sec121 dollars off the table.Curious if you see the the alternative strategy to be : - to hold the SFH long enough for appreciation + CF to cover the $500k + taxes on those capital gains if selling?

They can use alternative rent models (STR, MTR, rent by room, etc) to increase cash flow. 

Alternatively, we could do longer rentals and have my wife achieve REP status.

From how I understand it another landowner did not want to see the land rezoned because his lot was the alternate. 

Alternatively, you can use a third-party registered agent service.

Also, at first glance, I thought that the alternate name they used, rentals2retirement was actually "Rent to Retirement", a company that I had researched here on BP.

So, with no foundational knowledge of real property, and no capital, his only alternatives are (1) “bluff” the homeowner into thinking he has the money and intent to close the purchase himself and or convince the homeowner he has an extensive list of cash ready interested buyers (“partners”) with whom he’s done dozens of prior deals or (2) pack up shop, write off the money invested in mentoring to a worthless investment, and decide IF real estate is right for home.  

And there is no alternative options.