Csh transactions are less complicated and close faster than a sale using traditional forms of financing, also in markets where houses are inexpensive a wholesale deal might be for an amount so small that you wouldn't be able to get a traditional mortgage.

I run an independent lodging property looking to discuss traditional and non traditional options. 

Asset-based lenders will do that with much more ease than a traditional bank would, but the rates will be a little higher.

Probably not with a traditional turnkey provider who offers you the final product at a premium price, as many mentioned here already.I built my property management business by basically offering our service at a fixed cost, being the boots on the ground for the out of state or out of country investor.The basic approach is, you find a good local team that will find you the distressed property, rehab it for you, rent it for you, manage it for for you.

I'm torn between investing in a traditional multi-family rental property in the Philadelphia or purchasing a vacation rental in the Catskills or the Hudson Valley. 

A tiny house builder can answer those questions better.Financing is different from traditional lending because no land is involved.

Put the property in your own name with Fannie Mae (or other "traditional" GSE) financing, owner-occupied, at the lower OO rates, and rent the other units.

We are looking for financing options other than the traditional sources.

He may be willing to reduce the price by RE agent costs that he would incur with a traditional sale but a bigger discount than that would basically be a gift.Someone that does not have the capital to purchase a SFR in San Diego I would think is unlikely to have the capital to supplement negative cash flow from owning the SFR. 

I want to invest in real estate, but i dont have enough for a downpayment on a morgage.I am heavily paying off my student loans, living with roommates, contributing to a 401k, work full time, but i dont have enough cash on hand to get traditional financing.Im thinking that moving into a seller financed house is my best option to get started with REI.