However, if you used cash from your HELOC and the property is in your individual name, transferring it to your LLC via quitclaim should pose no issue.

Of course it depends on the market/price, and of course the more you put down the more cash flow you will get.

I'll be honest, my searches have been a little disappointing to find anything that will break even in terms of cash flow.I came across a couple condo-hotel locations and looked into them.

That is probably the easiest way to start if you do not 30-40% cash to put down to make the deals work as an investment from the start. 

Does anyone have any tips on how to buy my first property without paying all in cash?

The fourplex brings in only $100 in cash flow and has no equity yet, but there's potential for growth due to upcoming opportunities in the area. what real estate niche are you in and why 

if I borrow 100k for a BRRRR (purchase plus rehab) and borrow the money for 9 months (purchase and 6 month seasoning before cash-out refi) he is totally fine with me giving him a lump sum after 9 months of $105,941. 

So I'm curious to know which way is better.So let's say I have $100k cash and I can either put 30% down on $100k duplexes, or buy 1 in cash and then BRRRR.

I ended up negotiating the price down using cash and got the property literally for 50% off the list price. 

If we Just rent one room out, it will cover our mortgage and utilities and still some cash flow.