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He knows a lot about creative strategies and coaches investors in those methods. 

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like @Scott Weaner and @Ken P. and many others here we used our heloc for the down payment on properties and to buy a foreclosure with "cash" plus rehab costs and plan to recoup it + some using the BRRRR method. 

The only way I know for sure to finance deals that low (actually you can, and we do, use this method for any size deal) is to use a SDIRA.  

I'm looking forward to exploring the BP website.  

@Andrew Fisher  I seem to have messaging trouble as well.If you are interested in talking real estate, exploring ideas.

Very new to REI in west Michigan and interested in exploring all options in real estate.

Exploration firms have slashed their budget 50 percent or more.

Than spend more money on the method that works and quit wasting money on math instead don't