Brandon Turner has a great book on creative Real Estate financing strategies: Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money DownSurround yourself with those achieving what your goals are.It’s so important to surround yourself with mentors in the real estate business.

Likewise, please don't rule out SFH used as a HH or being more creative in your approach.

You can also consider even more creative house hacking strategies like others have mentioned i.e. renting out a spare bedroom of your unit. 

There might be some other creative loan products that are available to you so having a good lender can help reduce the monthly payments until the rents increase or you can refinance at a lower rate. 

In my opinion, the haters against creative are on the side of the bankers and not the buyers. 

Once you nail down how to play in the same market then you can get creative to find new marketing methods that are unique (or even guerrilla tactics).Start by asking people in your network that you think would likely fit your target audience what they do when they're looking to book a multi-family vacation home.Qualitative research then turns to quantitative, so gather ideas from your wealthy friends then do some try them out and be sure to ask any leads/guests "how did you hear about us?"

If you're concerned about the state of the market, I might consider some creative finance deals.

I am good at building a relationship with someone and getting them to open up about their situation and then I’m really good at coming up with creative solutions.

Here in Vegas that's the main focus with all the Californian's coming in but also some cash flow available if you're open to some creative strategies. 

I've come across a property problem I'm hoping to help solve. Here's the rundown:Grandmother owns house (free and clear), her daughter lives in house as well with four children.Grandmother passes away, leaving behind ...