Alternatively, suburbs like Sugar Land or Missouri City offer safety and good schools but may have a longer commute to Rice.

Having alternative strategies in your back pocket can be very helpful in putting deals together.

It's a pretty comon source for private lending since those with self directed IRAs are typically looking for alternative investments to place funds in.

Alternatively, you can use a DSCR loan, which only looks at your credit and the property qualification itself.Happy to help further.

You can request that the seller obtain a second measurement from an alternative appraiser.

Perhaps, try to figure out why the seller is stuck on $80k for a down, what is he trying to accomplish, then figure out an alternative way for him to get what he wants.Is the property in Eugene or Springfield? 

Broaden the scope of your search to encompass alternative property categories or localities that hold comparable promise for investment or house hacking.

Particularly interested in those who have invested in their REIT or alternatively have participated in their inner circle investment opportunities. 

Tax liens I agree on .. but notes through a very experienced vetted Broker who does it for a living is probably one of the safer investments and easiest to do. 

Alternatively, you might be able to make the LLC your "property manager", but that too has potential legal implications as in many states to manage property it doesn't own an LLC might need to be a real estate brokerage to legally do the property management.