You can:- buy with VA veterans financing if you're a veteran for 0% down and potentially 0 closing costs- you can use USDA rural financing for a property in a rural area and if you fall under the area median income limits for USDA- you can use 0% down platinum FHA grant program- you can use regular 3.5% FHA programs with 3-4% down payment assistance state programs which essentially equates to 0% down since the DPA program may some times be enough to cover closing costs too or you can negotiate from seller for closing costs for total no down no closing cost scenario- you can make an offer with your name or assigns  on a below market property have a private investor come in for the down payment, split the equity in a negotiable fashion, and see if the seller will carry the remainder so you have no money down- just some ideas, hope that helps.

@Carlos ReyesIn my experience, it's been the old-fashioned 'keep relationships up' via constant communication and networking.

Since I do not have a lot of capital starting out I would like to partner with the investor in some fashion. 

I think I want to answer this in a little more pithy fashion.1.

How do people receive rent, in a low/no cost automated fashion.

Or blamed me for setting up August as the start date for their payments, though that's what I originally wanted but the tenant wasn't able to get it set up in time.Until I see Cozy operating in a stable fashion for a few months in a row, I'm not going to be recommending it to any other tenants.

This is going to sound funny, given your comment about fleas & smells, but the the colors look fairly close to currently fashionable shades.

In the past I would do it the old fashion way, drive by and walk around the neighborhood at different times of the day/night and different days of the week.

Im fairly new to the landlording world my family has been doing this for decades and they still collect rent the old fashioned way by driving door to door calling renters and waiting around for hours.

Encourage online as much as possible, but still offer other methods for those who want to pay the old fashioned way.