Option B who cares don't spend your time vetting deals for a premium put it in a CD or index fund and go make more money.  

Hello Bigger pockets just dropped the blog link attached with current hedge funds buying single family homes .

If your Realtor is anything like me, they want to spend any marketing funds where the most eyes will be. 

I'm not factoring this in right now, going based on the numbers I see.Definitely able to put down additional funds to be creative with a lender, at the numbers you are thinking. 

I would recommend talking to many lenders/brokers to see which one has the most experience funding these loan types. 

My current agent suggested if it made sense financially, to do some rehab work to get the properties rent-ready, but I do not have the liquid funds to do so and sell these as-is.

By the time you do that 4-5 times you should be able to have a paid off home or excess funds to invest in other assets.

70/30 investor fund structure to make this deal go.

Anyone know the names of the funds that Lee claims to manage?

You have to have confidence and the Sponsor needs to build a relationship with you if he wants to be sure you have some insights into the risks of the types of deals you would be funding.