A mentor ship program is how most people do it.

As mentioned by @Chris Mason, Bridge Loans: These short-term loans can provide immediate financing until more traditional financing becomes available or until the property stabilizes and becomes more attractive to lenders.Interest rates and stipulations may be a pain.Out of the box here and requires a few more research, SBA Loans: Small Business Administration loans can be an option, especially the SBA 7(a) loan program, which can be used for hotel acquisitions.I heard someone  mention - Mezzanine Financing: it involves a combination of debt and equity financing, which might appeal to some investors looking for higher returns.

Develop a program coming out of college.  

I know many landlords set a credit score threshold around 580-600 for Section 8 tenants since the program provides a rental guarantee.

A while back, a friend of mine stumbled onto a Virginia closing cost assistance program that wasn’t widely advertised..ended up saving $5K just by asking the right questions.

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Section 8: Rents are too high for the program and cash paying tenants are better overall.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsSection 8: Rents are usually too high for the program.Class C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

Personally I think this is where a lot of sale lease back programs fail the seller.

Most DSCR programs will want you to have owned the property for more than 6 months to allow you to use appraised value instead of cost.

Being a part of the featured agent program has helped generate leads and build relationships from those leads. 

For my clients, I like Easy Streets bridge purchase and STR DSCR programs.