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. 

•Business Cards & Branding: You can list both services, but if you want to avoid overwhelming potential clients, consider having two versions—one focused on PM and one on real estate sales, depending on who you’re targeting.Best Way to Generate Property Management Leads1.Target Landlords Where They Need You Most•Most landlords seek out PM services when they’re in trouble—tenants not paying, evictions, property damage, etc.

intrest free credit cards and cash How did you add value to the deal?

Keep your payment at no more than 35% of your income and minimize your credit card and auto debt.  

•Use business credit or 0% interest credit cards strategically—just be careful with repayment timelines.Next StepsThe biggest thing you can do right now is surround yourself with experienced investors, agents, and lenders who have done what you’re trying to do.

Once I sell that I’m gonna convert to a fourplex and do the ADU.going through cash quickly and also using credit cards when possible like to purchase materials.

File lien if you find assets. (3) File wage and bank garnishment if you have bank account number and current employer. (4) In most cases it is impossible to find current whereabouts of the tenant to serve any papers (garnishment papers)(5) We have started asking for car insurance cards to get information on the car, the only asset most tenants posses.(6) We have not been able to find new address of any of the evicted tenants.

Then hands me her business card, "call me, I can help you." 

Letters, post cards even calls are useless to this owner class. 

Credit cards have the same limitation on the amount you can borrow and will likely end up costing more than private lenders.