@John Lamb don't fret!

Or, alternatively, your down payment would need to be enough to allow the seller to pay off whatever existing mortgages they owe on top of the realtor commissions and whatever the seller wants to put in their own pocket on closing day.Realistically, most Realtors will want to see a preapproval from you, and they aren't in the habit of disclosing their clients' mortgage balance (assuming they even know it) to a random cold caller. 

That would be a really expensive alternative...

No one knew that alternating current would make high-temperature coal-fired furnaces wholly obsolete by 1940.So here we are today out here, surrounded by quite a few SFR properties built by people who believed they were building for generations to come in a very stable area.

Alternatively you can individually own houses anywhere in the country, or you can partner with others on deals anywhere in the country. 

They alternate foreclosures and tax sales every other week, usually. 

Alternatively, break down all the skills needed for syndications and see where you are a best fit.

Many of our conversations end up going down similar paths and I’d love to hear some potential alternatives to how we usually respond.

If this option doesn't work, here are the alternatives and their pros/cons.     

It's a GREAT alternative to Conventional Lending but they are indeed more expensive loans.