Any tips on how to secure a deal quickly?

I like how you're seizing the opportunity right now to secure more money from the government, which is in my opinion the most dependable income to have.

I have been toiling over investing in DST 1031 Exchange vs cashing out by paying capital gains. I have read many DST PPM's and have come to conclusion the Sponsors are the only one that can reliably profit from these ...

Buyers agents will win because then they will have a more secure buyer agent relationship, and a less likely chance that a buyer will go to another agent behind their back. if you have any questions about the new contracts or the NAR settlement, I am happy to discuss them.PLEASE NOTE: I am licensed in NJ and PA.

The retirement/financial independence equation he uses is a paid off primary home, 500k in liquid assets (usually retirement, cash, and after tax brokerage account), and more than 1 source of income (part time job, real estate, social security for those of that age, dividends, etc.).

You can use an amortization table to figure out about how much is left on the original loan based on how long the DOT has secured the property.     

It was an 8 unit building and it was a total disaster for all of the other tenants loud music, crack, heroin, property damage mad orgies etc...Evictions of this kind take forever and the local PD wasn't much help so we had to hire off duty police officers to work 3rd shift security till we got her out of there.  

Most 100% lenders will lend at 100% UP TO 70% ARV, which is tough to secure.

Any advice on how I go about securing financing for less than $100k?

You typically don't want to do any renovations before the 2 years is up...just basic safety and securing the property.#4.