Other alternatives for seed capital would be private financing from a friend or family member or partner up with someone who has the funds.

And lets not forget about the real estate crooks that ended up in San Quentin  for securities fraud know a few of those.

Down Payment: If the Veteran qualifies they are able to secure a VA loan without a down payment for up to $424,100.

I know you can use private lenders like family and friends, but when it comes to getting loans from hard money lenders or banks, is it possible?

against security deposit.

I'm curious what others are charging as security deposits in C-class areas.

I can make a quick purchase via my PayPal and have a private mover handle pick up from you due to my kind of work as i have no access to cash or pay the mover directly.

Fellow Note Investors,I am reviewing the Chap 13 BK filing and plan in Pacer on a 2nd mortgage that is 100% secured.  

You can not control every step a tenant takes, however, your bestvstrategy is to protect yourself by plugging in verbiage into your lease agreement that states that tenant is required to use the vent hood when cooking and failure to do so which causes damage such as smell in drywall, discooratiins, etc will result in thetenants security deposit being forefieted.

We both are dedicated to building wealth and firmly believe that relying on a job for long term financial security is setting yourself for failure.