Also mention in the description "Seller financing available".Anything other than MLS is going to expose it to a LOT fewer people than a standard MLS listing will.

I can almost assure you that the vast majority of the buyers in our market and here on BP are not putting down 20-25% on an owner-occupied multi-family fo 4 or fewer units. 

Its much harder now, as they have recently changed laws on licenses, which makes it very dangerous for their licenses to pull permits if work wasn't done by them.

Woah, danger.

Safe or dangerous?

This can be a very dangerous area for landlords as reduction in services can lead to lots and lots of $$ spent on attorneys. 

Buying overpriced houses is a dangerous game with the market headwinds that are out there.With that said, if you want to get this done, you should offer to pay the agent the commission on the house up front, at your initial closing, based on your purchase price.

But as with regular lenders, much, much fewer.

There is less drama, fewer evictions, which means less turnover and less damage to my property.

Many decisions made could have been avoided with good guidance.Ensure you both have the same intention with a house going into a deal.Renovating a house is dangerously addictive Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?