The thing is, I have zero experience with marketing-style writing.

A few years down the line, I may be able to pick up additional investment properties with some cash saved up, right now, I'm looking at primary residence mortgage with zero money down. 

I'm not sure why it's something you'd never consider, because the two flippers I partner with (one in FL, the other in IN) are more than happy with 2 points origination, and 12% APR (with monthly interest-only payments) or 14% APR (with zero payments until balloon).Alone, the could not afford to carry inventory... to do more than one or two flips at a time.  

I find buyers have very little tolerance for things they don't understand.  

@Mike WallaceJust need to make sure you can find a sponsoring broker whose policies allow such an arrangement.

But an individual with their unique risk tolerance is mostly limited by their perceptions instead of reality.  

Will you have exceeded your $1M liability policy?

It could be structured to pay to zero or have a balance upon maturity which is balloon.  

That is against our policy in the majority of our forums.  

Since I'm in Florida I found they don't write policies in some areas.