Sure commercial propertyare going to want more skin in the game and cost a little more but at some point EVERYBODY has to pony up.

Jason McDougall:What you need to do, although it is very difficult, is stay out of the problem.  

Obviously, there are difficulties with this niche, but the returns pay for the difference. 

But your tenants may be less favorable than the tenants in better neighborhood, making property management more difficult. I

BillWithout any prior rehabbing experience, you might have some difficulty finding a lender to give you 83% of purchase plus 100% of the rehab money but there out there.  

He has consistently bought one property a year.Get established with a local REIA (Real Estate Investors Association) and network for a seller finance or potential partnership where you bird dog a deal and have someone bring in capital that doesn't want to manage it (some skin in the game will always help get someone else off the sidelines and bring them to your deal.If you have solid credit call local banks/credit unions.  

There are debates in here and elsewhere about the +/- of the eREITs from Fundrise and since they're pretty new and I don't have any skin in that game, I can't render any meaningful opinion. 

Although, the difficulty in finding buildings that will allow (or won't find out) about airbnb'ing can be the most challenging part!  

Your best bet may be to sell the house may be to an investor for cash since an owner/occupant may also have difficulty getting a mortgage loan.

Yet despite that, investors still demand and receive better oversight and skin in the game.