@Mike Sands I would probably say working with a hard money lender would be a good idea, but that may also be tough with this being your first deal.

I'm renting a duplex in Cleveland (Lakewood) and having a hard time finding tenants for some reason.

The idea is to pay cash for the repairs, but try to finance most of the deal with hard money.

I was once creeped out by a lawyer who was a friend of the departing tenant who gave me a hard time about the rent price and the 1.5 months security while making creepy jokes.

@Jason DiClemente thanks for that tip, I guess I didn't even think of that and would probably have just assumed a refi would be just as hard to come by because of the same reason lenders are balking a bit now but your saying the game changes a bit when you show 2+ years of income even if its a strange situation like this 2 homes on 1 deed deal?

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Every 6 months we have to print out a "short form standing" letter from the state and send it to our hard money lender to let them know the LLC is still an active business.

If I were in your shoes I would talk to some hard money lenders and start looking for a flip opportunity. 

I'm thinking about using hard money to get the property then using conventional financing once I have the property. 10% 2 points for a few months. what do you think?

That seems hard to get tenants