I am thinking this would build my online presence as well as boost my SEO for my site.

Heavy investor presence there but yes, high on Section 8 rentals.  

When I stepped foot in BP territory I knew nothing about nada!

Maybe you can negotiate your contract to have a further back closing date that would allow you to save the funds between now and then.If not, you start to get into a squirrely territory in the payday loans, vehicle liens, get-cash-fash schemes which carry high interest rates, can be dangerous, and also invalidate the terms of your mortgage if the bank finds out. 

I need assistance with SEO web development and social media presence, and I also need a VA for pre-screening calls to potential motivated sellers.  

They do not have the invest in the property that someone paying full rent and deposit do.As to damage, it goes with the territory.

It is not legal to collect finders fee, you are infinging on the territory of a Liscenced RE Agent.

You can not expect a billion dollar construction company to have him sign 100,000 contracts, they authorize certain individuals to have limits, including territorial.

Sometimes local banks or credit unions (portfolio loans) will be interested in increasing their investor presence and be willing to make deals, but I've done quite a bit of looking/applying lately for a deal I'm doing, and haven't seen less than 20% down.   

I think that would go a long way toward adding some presence and character to the front of the house as well.