I don’t have direct contacts in Burlington, but you might want to try local community banks or credit unions—they often tend to be more flexible with investors and might be more willing to work with you on a LOC.

Emphasize privacy, entertaining opportunities, and flexibility for hosting large family gatherings.

If you are flexible, definitely some last minute deals but if there is a place you desperately want to go (e.g.

I suppose I am grateful that there even was money to leave in the deal and that I have flexibility on what my next step is. 

Be flexible to your tenant's needs, but do not make the mistake of buying their BS. 

If your landlord wants more rooms painted, I would tell him to hire a contractor and I pay 3200.You can roll two rooms in an afternoon and in the end it's only $100 and at least you have someone who seems somewhat flexible.

These properties can often be acquired through creative financing methods like:Seller Financing: Negotiate flexible terms with motivated sellers who want to avoid traditional bank processes.Lease Options/Subject-To Financing: Take over a seller’s mortgage without assuming full responsibility, especially for properties needing renovation.Creative Terms: Adjust terms to fit market conditions, like offering lower down payments or longer payoff periods.Staying connected with investors and tailoring deals to current conditions can help you secure opportunities even in challenging markets.

Additionally AB2533 should grant more flexibility courtesy of its language to limit the city "impact fees" - like that $8k number - so that a good chunk of those fees can be waived since the state is now supposed to reimburse the city for those fees in lieu of you paying them. 

Find one that can be custom to your needs, has flexible pricing, no long-term, high-cost memberships, and excellent customer services to determine how to best market to your leads.

Of course, some of the potential tenants want flexible terms at start to get themselves set up in the space.