@Victoria Avery Thanks for the reference.

Are you referring to putting Earnest Money in escrow?  

Below is an image of the stuff that needs to be done.

Would anyone happen to have reference for an investor-friendly Realtor in the Greenville, SC area?

The are conventional ways to obtain a mortgage and then various creative financing methods.If you are looking for conventional, I can refer you to our mortgage broker at my office at William Raveis.

Also a technique I like using is building relationship with contractors, they can always refer you to some cash buyer.

Get references, and then, make the effort to call them and check them out. 

Write a letter explaining your past successes, explain HOW you can be an asset to their organization and prove it by examples with references.

If you have a lawyer, refer it to them.

In the BP article 'how to make $1 million in real estate' Brandon references acquiring property at 80% of the 'appraised' value.