Do lenders typically work with both options or would I need to find different specialized lenders to work out each option?

I have a buyer that is willing to work out a seller financing deal.

TheHouseConnection.com/JohnIf the places I’m looking at in the next week don’t work out I will let you know. 

Assuming that doesn't work out at all, does cash or HELOC work "better" for one of these pursuits? 

@John Chan how did things work out for you?

That did not work out well cause it was very competitive and the prices vs the properties just didn’t make sense to me.

The prices were certainly higher than i would have thought for marginal neighborhoodsn ($200-$230k)  but i thought eventually it would work out.

Refinance subject property with higher leverage loan and use proceeds to pay distributionsAnd of course there's the time tested technique of just fabricating results!

I think it can work out best if you get your horror stories over early; some people get roses and rainbows with their first tenant, think "this is easy street", pick up a couple more properties, then get a bad run or two and lose everything.

The Vets who do find value in buyer representation can pay for it if they feel it's worth it, but I would imagine most won't and they'll just go to the listing Agent like people do in most every other country and it's probably going to work out just fine.90% of the time the buyer Agent is really just doing everything they can do to push the buyer to sold.