You can use a low down payment to get into a house and have renters help with your mortgage.

Mot buyers think in terms of their monthly payment.  

It’s refreshing to see someone leveraging both traditional methods and community engagement... it’s a solid mix.

If you have a tenant that doesn't pay and you have to evict, you might lose 3 to 5 months of rent payments plus have make ready costs of 5k to 6k depending on what they do.   

You mentioned buying a fixer upper with your HELOC and now are talking about a 20% down payment.

Any recommendations on local networks or specific methods that have worked for you?

You have a payment once you borrow against it, but not before. 

•Tax Savings Account: To save for quarterly or yearly tax payments.

I understand the 25k guy .. and the seller carry back folks normally those I see that do that will get the amount they paid for the dirt back in the down payment and the note is pure profit.

Layer on the ability to invest the funds that otherwise would go towards the down payment and transactional costs and you likely come out ahead in such a short term horizon renting.