Your best bet may to be to look for a HELOC or Closed End Second Lien on that property to take out some equity

We just put an offer in on a riverfront one bedroom cottage on a half acre property in Oregon that we expect to be accepted, here's how I plan on purchasing the property with less than the cost of an apartment rental deposit in SoCal:Purchase price is $330k as a FHA Primary Purchase with 3.5% down ($11,550) and a 2.5% ($8250) seller concession towards closing costs.

I am closing this one in a month, and I'll try again.But, I don't need the money bad enough to do it with 3 people in the class, thus the minimum attendance.

There's an absentee-owner house I've been watching in my neighborhood that recently went into pre-foreclosure.

It's a home run, but our window to close has been wasted by being strung along by US Bank. 

And only 1 of them is of a known brand (American Standard) and it's close to $700 and has a 1.28 GPF rate, which I don't like - prefer 1.6.  

Once you've found them in the geographical area, then you must find as close to age, beds, baths and sqft as you can so as few adjustments need to be made.

I got a 3% mortgage, and closing costs covered.

The ratio is not even close!

Not totally related but I remember coming across this video and found it for your enjoyment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?