Solved a seller's life situation problem with a home they had little to no funds to renovate.

Have you ever met someone who has no clue how lucky he is?

Tim Swierczek for lending (genius lender, and can get very creative to help you solve problems)Adam Tafel for investment-minded real estate agent - he's the reason I found the value-add and successfully negotiated with the seller.

Problem solved. 

Believe me when I say  that a lot of mistakes happen because of lack of visualization what the flip looks like.This solves that.

No clue if that's the best way or not, but it works and a paper trail exists for both loans.

Often what they ask for is not a real issue or won't solve the problem they say they are trying to solve. 

I have used private and hard money to fund houses that either the house or seller was distressed and solved the situation or fixed up the house to add value and create the equity and then either sold them as a flip or rented and refinanced as a brrrr.

Bringing a partner in can help, but ultimately you are solving to make sure each of the following can be achieved:- All capital, plus healthy reserves are available to buy and renovate the property- A good deal that actually will make money- The ability to execute on the deal: construction skills, contractor contacts, etc.If any of those three: capital, deal, execution; are missing, you will not have a successful deal.

(ADDED/NEW) 3-4 unit multifamily propertyAdditional Information: I found an old post on BP that I think this is enough to solve my mystery... "5% down on conventional is the best way to go if you're going to buy a single unit because mortgage insurance is going to be significantly less, improving your cash flow.