These can be a very powerful secure part of your portfolio. 

I've got some funds secured for buying my first rental property! 

I'm a recent college graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (This past May) who has been lucky enough to both graduate with no student debt and secure a job in the Charlotte area. 

Oh i am ready lol its giving the wife the security thats always hard😂 my agent says duplexes are rarely on in my market as well 

Whenever we've made exceptions and approved ppl with lower credit with an extra security deposit (or two), problems have been more likely to arise. 

and what convention and method.

If it is a gated community, it also adds a layer of security for your tenants.

What methods have you tried?

I just watched a video @Brandon Turner put out about scaling to 100 units using the "stack" method.

I am interested in finding ways around traditional financing methods and how i get the financing on a new property with little money down.