There might be loans available for you to use to construct improvements on a property with no equity but I am not aware of them.

If I were you and want to maximize your time, I would create a video on Facebook, Youtube, or other sites to get the buyers to visit your one page landing site to collect their email in exchange of a free information book like wholesaling to educate the buyers.

. $5500 cant be too much work, youtube will do wonders.

Here on Bigger Pockets, YouTube, Facebook etc...Some people like to self learn & it's all there.

Give me a solid YouTube video and other instructions online and I can fix some basic things, I try to learn as much as I can to be a good Landlord/Homeowner. 

But good luck finding a place like this that doesn't need $15K in improvements to get that kind of rent. 

I am looking for creative ways to improve my deal flow. 

It would be helpful to convince them to include the rental income in the denominator, which would improve the DTI calculation.How many units are in the property you're trying to purchase?

They could also give you recommendations on what improvements could bring additional value in your market.

YouTube University helped me out alot.