Same could be said for a 45 lb six year old human. 

Apartment owners are humans first.

Try the Habitat For Humanity Resale store if one is near you. 

Note: At this point, I knew very specifically the one reliable, real human being to work with at this bank.

The last option is the one most would advise against....I can't say one way or the other because I don't know you and your circumstances.I will say that I believe in the human spirit and that if you want something bad enough and are willing to work hard enough, that I truly believe it can be accomplished.Feel free to message me if you want to talk more specifics.  

The seller went through 2 rounds, and my bid was chosen to get to the 2nd round.

As long as I screen everyone good, and have a good face-face interviewing, then I always end up with good paying tenant .. for now at least - knock on wood.My prior section 8 inspector was more like human and down to earth.

If I don't drop my savings on a downpayment, am I best off leveraging as much as humanly possile on smaller purchases to get started?

So if i have to worry about a tenent that will break into my part of the house how can i get into rental biz and trust any tenants of any house i rent out.R2 how do you sleep at night knowing that in your huge empire of apartment buildings theres probably someone cooking oil from the weed they grew...down the hall is the ex con smoking crack and possibly burning your whole future.If i cant trust the tenent i bring into a basement suite i think i better think twice about getting involved in rental part of REI.Maybe rehabs are the better way less human factor

If this come as a surprise to you then maybe you should read up on human behavior and deception techniques taught by David Lieberman Ph.D.