His IG videos are low-budget and I have seen grade schoolers make better vids. 

I don’t want the property to appraise low and not have enough money to get when I cash out.

I do my own property management to keep my expenses low. 

If you are going to be an owner-occupant, want a low down payment, and are planning to do a renovation, the FHA 203k and Fannie May Homestyle loans are your best optionsHow do you know the property is currently upside down on the mortgage? 

now if you could get a seller to be the bank I get that you could smoke and mirror those deals.. but i would think those would be picked over low value or properties in the worst areas of town etc..   

As you grow your portfolio, keep an eye out for lenders who offer low down payment options for investors or those that allow leveraging the equity from your existing properties to fund new ones. 

Everybody thinks they can paint because they can - you get a brush or a roller, a can of paint at Lowe's and away you go.

But, if steady long term cashflow is a goal, with no management, one can always sell farm land on a low down private contract.

Why do you put a window that low in the bathroom? 

I would connect with other investors and go to a few free/low-cost meetups to start and learn from them the strategy and how they learned to do what they did.