In my opinion one still needs to understand tax law to effectively use the program. 

One I was able to get a commercial loan and combined 15% seller financing with 80% mortgage, for an effective 5% down.One quick note, the comment of use hard money for the downpayment and then conventional financing for the rest - this won't work. 

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

This project highlighted our effective renovation and marketing strategies, yielding a solid return on investment in a competitive market.

Take a look at BP's blog where new articles are published every day: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog4.

I’m curious—what creative financing solutions have you found effective in the current market?

As one house is paid off, start paying off the next one, and it will have a snowball effect. 

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Or does anyone find that having a 5 or 6 day minimum is also effective?

It explains the team that you should develop to have a strong foundation under you while investing remotely.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-teamThanks so much for the warm welcome Samuel and for sharing that resource!