As an escrow officer, a bad contract or a bad deal puts them in the seat of the agent, attorney, therepist, life coach and financial advisor for all parties.

An honest realtor will give you many avenues out of a bad deal! 

They tend to have lower credit scores or other issues.

I found an Off Market property in Claremont when fixers were selling for $680k, we bought our home for $550k and got a $50k credit from the seller for some of the renovations.

As long as you have good credit and the DTI is low, you should be able to get a conventional with as little as 5% down.Alternatively, you could add value to this house, increase equity, then pursue a cash out refinance and roll the cash into the next primary property.

Leveraging one to put "cash down" on another is not a bad play. you're effectively financing it, just financing it in a way that doesnt look like you're financing it.

I've made some bad hires and it has cost more than it would have been to get a GC from the beginning. 

However, you should always be able to claim a credit on the other state's tax return. 

OwnerRez integration allows real credit card security deposits on your direct booking site, VRBO and Airbnb. 

not a bad consideration though.