Many people are only making $50k or so on $800k-$1M properties. 

Donating money to large (FEMA, Red Cross), local organizations or Go Fund Me pages would be the quickest way.

Explore my personal favorites, Set For Life by Scott Trench or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey, for invaluable financial insights.3.

You'd also need to establish a budget, and secure a master insurance policy. i THINK you need to do these things before reaching out to your municipality to have it converted officially with the county or city but they would be the first ask for steps in order.i will add, this would make financing on these units a bit challenging, as in the mortgage world, at least initially, they would be considered "non-warrantable" condos.

Wondering what are the different ways everyone got the money to put down on a property and the way to finance it?

This has pluses and minuses.If your property is bulletproof such as no framing - cinder block construction, cement floors, gloss white paint slapped on the walls and a cheap window mount AC, then you are in a prime position to make money with S8. 

Math makes everything better.

Make sure that you learn who the elected official is in the office. 

They don’t make sense visually.  

LVL material, preference for an open floor plan, make this renovation very popular.