@Stephan Taylor How do I approach a seller and get the property under contract without putting a down payment?

This approach defers all capital gains taxes for 30 years and delivers 93.5% of the net sales proceeds in cash (less payoff of any financing on the relinquished property).

How do I approach a seller and get the property under contract without putting a down payment?

As such I looked into selling and renting my home, and both are viable, but someone approached me to rent to own my home, and I hadn't thought of it prior so I was hoping to get some insights!

You may want to approach more lenders about this.

Generally speaking, multi-units have a different strategy and approach than single-family homes. 

I would challenge your neighbor to provide you with data and facts..not hearsay. 

How did you approach and find the seller?

It’s the owner that approached me because she heard I was looking for SFR’s and this deal would be 2 homes across the street from one another.

The call center we've built from scratch, and staff roughly 120 agents (only a small percentage are on our own personal campaigns, the remaining we sub contract out to otherThe team required to make this magic happen consists of the following staff:(4) Acquisition Reps(1) Analyst(1) Transactions Manager(1) Dispositions Manager(1) Bookkeeper/AdminWe take an inside sales approach -- All offers are made over the phone, and contracts are executed via docusign.