Most alternative investments work just like pretty much all RE niches work when deployed effectively.   

Alternative rent models (STR, MTR, rent by room, etc.) do not necessarily do better and are more work.  

An alternative could be putting all your properties under one LLC to start, then reassessing as your portfolio grows.

Could be a good alternative instead of selling. 

In the alternative, everything seemingly goes well, he has lied on his application (very dumb move) which you don't control and down the road a year or two you get a "knock, knock" on the door from some very stern men who want to talk to you about the transaction.

When my hardwood guys started sanding the smell was unbelievable, but we actually were able to seal the floors and get rid of the smell.  

They are not alternatives for the same goal. 

Any pointers on where to go or to look to find the list would be unbelievably appreciated.

Take advantage of the lower downpayment programs early on and once you are tapped out of conventional loans, I would consider alternative financing. 

Our thought is a bunch of $.06 per minute charges on your credit card would be too many line items on your CC statement, so by default the system will reload your account in $50 increments (you can change this to any increment)In the dialer interface, I thought we displayed $99 for unlimited minutes as an add-on to the main app as an alternative to pay per minute.