There’s a lot of potential for creative strategies.

That post gave me a good laugh... definitely a creative spin on multifamily syndication costumes!

You will have to get creative and add value.

Check out this meet-up in the OC also listed on BiggerPockets here: OC Real Estate Investor Networking - Founders of Creative Vestors (biggerpockets.com)Good Investing...

You need to be creative and/or willing to do a lot of work.

How can I use creative finance from the seller so that I do not have to put down a large amount and through a bank. 

take your bonus, pay down the home and sell it. not much creativity that can be had. if you try and short sell it the banks could still come back after you and it will crush your credit. chalk it up to a very expensive lesson learned - was it driven by FOMO of feeling like you needed to invest because everyone else was making money?

We've created a concept called the Three Pillars of Real Estate® --> Market Cycle Debt & Exit Strategy.Once you learn how to use all there in conjunction, your risk decreases, and you start to build a real estate business.DM me and I will send you a copy of our book Creative Cash, which dives into the topic in detail.Gino

I got creative with coming up with money (401k up to 50k, 0% interest for a year credit card loans and lines of credit loans from banks).

I have registered an LLC and incorporated business with contractor license.