There are loan programs that will do a 20% down payment with a 680 or above credit score. 

After I got an LLC set up, I was set up with a credit coach and he is helping me get my corporate credit set up.

The masterminds often encourage students to finance the new-car like entrance fees on a credit card, on the promise of just a single deal covering all the entrance costs. 

She didnt, and two weeks after going under contract, we got a credit-monitoring notification that this mortgage had gone delinquent.

If you have equity and decent credit, a conventional Fannie Mae HomeStyle (or the Freddie Mac version) would likely be the better option instead of an FHA 203k loan (which will require a 3rd party HUD consultant to oversee the deal in addition to having the contractor involved). 

Run credit and background checks, actually call the listed referrals, and ask for bank statements.

Quote from @Argel Algura: Hey Bigger Pockets Community,A year ago I wrote about rebuilding and starting over in life and considering real estate investing as a path (see post here: "Bad credit, minimal cash and starting over in life . . .

If you're focusing on rural properties, sometimes local community banks or credit unions are open to these types of deals.

There is a ring camera system that has a job site security package as well some of my investors use for their projects do not have internet it works off cellular connection. 

@Andrew Self there are attornies you can hire to resolve your credit issues.