Any creative Idea's would be appreciated.

At my brokerage, we require investors agree to an initial meeting with us prior to sending them our properties to ensure safety, full disclosure, and full transparency. 

Try to be creative at finding value adds. 

Are there any other ways to get creative with seller financing the down payment?

Are there any other creative financing ideas for the down payments when it comes to seller financing deals?

@Matt Honeyford I will go a few ways with this but not sure it’ll answer your questions. 1) ALWAYS ensure you have more than one exit strategy for your properties. 2) Consider wholesaling if there’s not a larger spread on your flips (that reiterates my first point). 3) Consider working in other, less competitive markets. 4) If you have great rates and terms on that money you were able to obtain, make private money loans to other investors at higher rates.

This is how I got into real estate investing but there are other creative ways to get into it too.    

Whenever you are buying a turnkey property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.

Help me get creative!

What do we need to do before buying the home from him to ensure it is a good price and worth it for us?