Unless you are a veteran or using a DPA program all loan products require some skin in the game (down payment) and that is how most people start their portfolios. 

Using a CRM system, lead magnets, email campaigns, and valuable content, you can build genuine investor relationships.

If you’re managing this process, using a platform like Agecroft Capital can help streamline the tracking of payments and equity as you go.As far as the risk? 

The costs of a QI are also often relatively minimal in comparison to the interest and penalties you would pay if it is blown up.You are also parking significant sums of money with the QI - that alone is worth using a reputable QI to ensure your funds don't disappear. 

For those using a LLC to acquire fix-and-flips, wholesale, or deals you don't anticipate holding long term:Are you utilizing your home address or a virtual business address?

Throughout my research, Most sources have told me if I am planning on using a FHA loan, I should be able to get a down payment of as low as 3.5 %.

Just to really drive the point home on how easy most of these owners are to find if you're using a true quality skip trace service, feel free to message me and I'll personally run a couple for you and send you full reports on the owners and possibly the owners' relatives if I see anything that makes me think you should be contacting relatives.  

Hello BP community,I’m exploring different financing strategies for my next investment property and am considering using a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) as the down payment for a buy-and-hold property.Has anyone here successfully used a HELOC for this purpose?

Do two: one using cash purchase and the other using a bank loan with 20% down.

Using a HELOC loan for financing.