We will harness the power of our tech ability to scan and filter many opportunities on and off the market to create a funnel of properties suitable for our strategy.

Read a few books on real estate investing to learn the power of leverage.

Besides, I'm not sure of the power of blogs anyway...although I've written a few myself....

When I have some free time, I'll research other options that won't cost a fortune for the small guy.

In exchange, I have first rights to sell the property through a power of attorney. once it sold, the seller get his agreed price, and I get the rest.

Many would suggest against RE investing using retirement money but if you go into low risk opportunities it can be a powerful diversification method.

We spend zero time comparing against other options.  

I was thinking a bridge loan might be an option , and then refi it later and pay back the bridge loan,  but I'm waiting for lenders to reach back out and run some numbers.

Quote from @David Cherkowsky: Hi all, I'm interested in thoughts on creative financing options for an Airbnb in Northern Virginia.

This might give a one-time (non-scalable) boost to cash flow, offer multiple value-add options, and allow the house-hacker peace of mind, via the assumed mortgage, in long-term breakeven or positive cash flow in the event that the value-add plans end up not being executed, and/or the person has to move out, and rent by the room or STR become unavailable for some reason at a future date.