Typically for FHA loans it's better to go with a realtor (see you already got connected with some good ones on BP) as there is quite a bit of paperwork and extra things that you need to go through that aren't part of a traditional loan.

If i were to go with traditional financing, how can i come up with money to rehab the home?

You can tile over densshield or skim it with drywall mud and paint it.

Taylor,Another viable option would be the traditional method of calling previous landlords.

We are the new future and we are not going to let tradition stand.

Ryan and others will talk about how you can not easily get a deal with an assignment or other fee funded using a traditional lender for a retail buyer.

In 2002 Adams left the traditional world of financial services to pursue a career in real estate.

This may not be traditional or the way some have become accustomed to doing deals, but these facts certainly do not make it illegal.

I analyze flips and rentals very differently...For flips, I'm mostly interested in profit as a percentage of sale price (what would traditionally be called my "margins").

Might have carried the glass tile backsplash in the bathroom all the way and used a saw to square up the endges, but then again, I am a traditional guy.