Besides that, I have a credit repair and funding company that helps entrepreneurs get their businesses going.

To answer your questions here though:Alternative options - I was going to sell all my stocks and etfs, take out a HELOC, and some credit cards to try to shoestring together enough to the deal without a hard money loan. 

You can look into switching to a local credit union or portfolio lender, as they tend to be more flexible with regional policies.

I recommend using a lender that non-reporting to personal credit and can close under the LLC to keep your DTI lower and overall your personal liability profile more bankable.

If you fail, you can raise capital for my projects and will give you another Co-GP title. .......Or you can organically grow your real estate portfolio and credit worthiness &  keep the $30K. 

Negotiations focused on securing the property at a favorable price, enabling us to achieve a profitable margin in a highly competitive market without requiring additional renovations.

You can decline them off their credit, background and for not having 2 past positive references.

You need to build your credit.

Even more than credit, the more experience and capital you have, the more aggressive a lender is going to be.

Flat Fee MLS Brokers for sellers have been around for a long time, but Flat Fee Broker/Agents for buyers with a cash credit/rebate of the buyer agent commission are quite new and just starting to get some market share.