It is much more than sending out some I buy houses for cash letters (hope you are more creative than that!) 

My background is in creative advertising (print-ads, billboards, websites, PR, etc.). 

Being we need to be as creative as possible, I figured I would charge an inexpensive amount for the listings to get started all while helping others…. 

Note a San Diego property that barely cash flows today is likely to be cash flowing by about $50 to $100/month more for each year of ownership.I do not do flips but I have been to local investor Meetups on places that are being flipped and include some creative ideas t increase profit margin. 

So my opinion on the bathroom is pivotal on the potential of your options for that room.I know very little about the specific area of your flip, but 'California' in general says higher end, and even if it's NOT specifically higher end, the expectations of higher end - like an open floor plan will be there.There's a blog post by @Andrew Syrios just recently called "7 Creative Ways to add ......" that might be especially relevant to you.  

Way to get creative on your first deal!

As Ming Lim mentioned, you have to be creative in how you can maximize the rents.

There's so much information on here, you could almost become a real estate genius over night!

Unfortunately, I can't offer cash at this point which is why I was looking for some ideas about creative financing.

I'm looking to the group for creative ideas that I can use to attract preferred equity to recapitalize an existing portfolio.