I always found it interesting how real estate agents are the only entrepreneurs who have a trade union.Usually entrepreneurs are too independent to organize a labor union.

BUT using the right mortgage broker is key. when i was buying my primary househack (2-fam), one regular bank lender told me i was preapproved for 275k. it was laughable in this area. another broker who i had just closed a different property with, asked me how much the property i wanted was, and wrote me a preapproval for that amount. and yes, we closed. some lenders just don't understand how to work with entrepreneurs / househacking, and others do. one broker i love for this type of thing is vernon miles at milestone mortgage solutions. give him a call!

What other methods have other off market entrepreneurs found the most beneficial to structure and why? 

Helping people sell the homes in a non traditional way in a tough market and put people into homes that through lease purchase who have a small hiccup on their credit or start up entrepreneurs.

We have been interested in real estate investing because we have such an entrepreneur mindset about us, desire financial freedom, and to finally step away from nursing as a career as it has really gone down hill.

We're here and we have a team of entrepreneurs and investors doing all kinds of real estate stuff here as well.  

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I work with a group of young entrepreneurs here with a business model of renovating properties and turning them over as turn-key rentals for out of state investors such as yourself.

I learned about this in the Millionaire Fast Lane, which is a must read for any aspiring entrepreneur. 

He's local and prefers helping RE entrepreneurs.