So I'm looking to finance my first deal,and I'm looking at investing with a family member through their financing. Since I'm a student I have low taxes,so I want to pass the tax benefits on to them, while retaning...

Does anyone have creative ideas on how to avoid this maintenance problem... or do you think it gets you more rent with one? 

I bought the house directly from an estate off market so I physically own it now, so some of the creative financing is off the table, although I suppose I could seller finance for a while ;) .

Yes, but it needs to be creative.

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Just because you predominantly wholesale to cash buyers and creative financing buyers and take out any back end financing issues does not mean that every newbie investor has that kind of buyers list to wholesale to.

Think creatively, do not leave anything to chance.

There is low inventory in this area as well, which helps houses sell quickly.So in my quest to find creative financing options for my first flip, I considered contacting the owners about selling me the house with them financing the deal.

When everything now on a single Linkedin profile, one has to be creative.When I was an engineer who wanted to become a technical writer, for example, I had to decide whether I was an engineer who could write or a technical writer who had an engineering background.

Note this is NOT your only option and finding creative ways is a great idea, but if you want to go the standard route then do what banks want to see.