The reality is many lower rate offers have a higher price or are $hit properties, but not all.If you are paying extra for owner financing make sure that the discount rate easily justifies the purchase price.  

At least get something extra from it.

Purchase price: $15,000 Cash invested: $15,000 Sale price: $5,000Motivated Seller- 3 Lots total: (1) Commercial Building, (2) 1 Bed room Rental houses, plus an extra lot.What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

It's easy to obtain, costs very little, and doesn't require extra, on-going effort to maintain.

Luckily I had extra cash and I will close.

Don’t be surprised if you find yourself downing a few extra coffees while sifting through properties, but hey, that’s part of the journey when you’re aiming for that next-level investment portfolio, right?

Get a side gig for extra cash flow, stop all extra spending and live like a monk. 

If you're only doing one off flips here and there this won't work though as you'd be paying extra interest that you don't need to. 

Quote from @Devin James: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: for us we do very little marketing we rely on MLS what we do to compete is spend an extra 10k or so per house with upgrades other builders simply wont do..

I don’t believe a tenant can stay forever, and I can cover the extra payments and lawyer fees for up to two years for the tenant who will be harder to remove.