The other option I can think of is to take advantage of credit card offers you receive in the mail that include a few checks with a 0% finance offer for up to a year.

In this situation, I would try to use a line of credit or credit cards to float the EMD.

I will pay cash or put them on a credit card, depending where I am in my funding and build cycle. 

I agree with this.I had a forty-something tenant with a young family sign a two year lease and three months later they got their student loans forgiven and could finally make their lifelong dream of homeownership come true.

Not hairline crack but a continuous crack probably about 7-8 feet long and wide enough to put a credit card into the crack. 

Waiting to see the process of cancellation and hoping it’ll be as smooth as when they eagerly swiped my card 😀.

I get around that by using my Credit card or HELOC then going by the Credit Union later to transfer funds.Hope this helps.

For example, I've recently spoken to someone about their MTR in Montgomery and they shared their MTR experience has seasonal occupancy, hard to find boots on the ground, contractors are slow and many do not take credit cards for payments, etc.

Otherwise you could finance by credit card, bridge loan (use this property as a collateral) or HELOC.

Since many investors are now open minded and seeking absentee investments in other geographical areas having a national lender in your arsenal will allow for a lender with familiarity with your portfolio or goals when a 'dream' property or 'too good' to pass up investment property pops up in that town you've been looking into.