In this investing environment we needed to 3x our marketing budget and get creative to source off market deals.

There are creative financing options available on for sale by owner homes depending on seller that you can explore.I’d recommend saving while you find a great low price fixer upper opportunity.

Wholesaling is NOT for newbies.Let me repeat this.WHOLESALING IS NOT FOR NEWBIES.A wholesalerKnows how to get a good ARVCost Of repairsKnows contractsKnows how to negotiateKnows how to adress selelr objectionsKnows the marketKnows how to flipKnows creative deal makingKnows buy and hold modelsKnows short term rental strategies.AND MORE>.

Dig in as deep as you can and stretch your creativity but in the end, if it doesn’t work… walk away.We’ve lost tens of thousands in EMD because we had to make competitive offers but in the end the due diligence revealed too many flaws.Channel your inner robot and take a look at your situation with completely objective goggles.

Going forward I intend to be more in the Nashville and Huntsville areas, and would love to connect with anyone trying to get into the creative finance and multifamily space, as well as anyone who is already in the space and looking for more opportunities.

There's been a lot of good advice already, but to hammer home the "little of your own money" part, I would look into creative finance strategies like Sub 2 or owner finance.

So I’m looking into creative financing outside of my HELOC to acquire more properties that will hopefully help pay down the HELOC . 

House hackers have a big advantage over investors - here's why1) Financing - if an investor needs to get financing on an investment property from a bank (no private money or creative finance) they will need to put 20-25% down and be quoted a higher interest than a residential mortgage.

You should always be ready and open to seller financing or some sort of creative financing.

Otherwise evaluate the property and if it pencils, then get creative!