how do I use creative methods to obtain leads?

Increase your down payment?

Again, often times this requires a large down payment when you win to be held in escrow as things go to title.

Which you should have built into your operating agreement a methodology.There are other methods to address death taxes.  

Typically our lending partners programs are as follows:Rates: 10% to 14% (Most Deals are 12%)Terms: 1 Day - 24 Months (Most Deals are 6 months)Fees: 2-5 points(%) of loan amount paid at closing (Most Deals are 3 points(%))Minimum Loan Amount: $50,000 (For loans less than $200,000 we charge $2,500 minimum)Max Loan: 65% of After Repair Value(ARV) 100% Rehab Financing Available (Require 20% of purchase price down payment or cross-collateral)Closing Timeframe: 48 Hours - 3 Weeks (Most Deals are 10 business days)We have private lending partners throughout the entire United States that cover the following states: AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY.

You likely won’t be able to cover all of your mortgage PITI with the rent payments that you’ll receive from one half of the duplex.

We agreed that they would rent until they had enough for a good down payment.

We had to filter reports, well needless to say, we too switched.Processes are the same for all software, enter invoice, receive payments and pay bills.

He’s funded my deals by taking out a loan from his 401k and I would make the biweekly loan payments , and pay him a fee once I sold my flips and refinanced my last property.

Leaving servicing up to the lender could potentially put your installment payments at risk and in many states servicers need to be licensed anyways so double-check that part as well.