The Bigger Pockets (or David Green) concept of every deal has three legs just bring two and you can find the third is 1,000% TRUE:  In every deal you need the following:  The Deal, The Money and The Hustle... if you can find a solid deal and are willing to do the work (bring the hustle) you can easily find the MONEY! 

Originally posted by @Alan Marentes:so as someone who is completely new to this how would i start owning a rental property and not using much of my own money You can start by learning basic concepts.

Buying with cash and then placing a "Line of Credit" (LOC) on the property - this might not be a bad idea but let's cover a few things; the concept of a Line of Credit is that I use that LOC and then pay it back.  

A lot of the hard lines and accepted practices of the past are being called into question, not just with housing but all the things that flow from housing such as community-level education and policing.The current political thinking is to question the concept of Single Family Residential zoning as a social good.

So the concept is not a failure and mimics what you might find in the financing world. 

The proof of concept to myself.

The STR experience has a lot of run and as many home owners are investing in buying STR or some becoming Arbitrager, i see communities becoming more receptive to the concept, but it is not without political fight at the ballot box. 

Folks on the coasts can't believe such deals exist, but the fact that I have many of them proves the concept. 

I know people "throw out" the concept of putting in for a zoning change. 

If you title agent is good, they will look at water/sewer and this may appear on your side of the settlement statement as a reduction from proceeds...same concept with property tax...but that's another discussion...