Title insurance claims people work out these issues every day. 

They can take the loan and you give them something in return for their credit, whether it is equity or some other payment arrangement would be up to you to work out with them.

And my exit plan, if things dont work out is I buy it at the appraised value , move there and rent my current house ( smaller , same class A community)  And the cash flow will just about cover the new loan .So before you get into flipping ( with no experience ) look at all possibilities and run different what ifs and have multible back up plans .

Alternatively, you could try to find a property on seller finance and work out terms that benefit both you and the seller.

I figure, even if the agent feels like their seller may not like it, there's no reason why someone else at their agency can't be my "agent", and then work out a further commission split with the other agent. 

Your cleaner is your lifeline, and even an additional $50/mo to them is a good gesture I've seen workout nicely before.

I am dreaming of a seacoast home, but the numbers don't work out at 8 weeks a year.

I work out of state so I can’t rehab, so I’m relying on buy and hold.

I would always run the numbers as a long term rental in case MTR or STR don't work out though.

Most of the time, we would manage the workout with the borrower to avoid auction