The problem right now is inventory is low, so I would focus on how to get a creative deal.

I can offer that I've been creative in my research sometimes... looking for death announcements on google - this typically provides the names of close relatives. 

Financially, I will need to use creative financing and/or do some flips to acquire some cash.

Look for developers who can be creative with down payments, as the new CMHC rules make purchasing investment real estate harder than it used to be.

I think both intelligence and creativity are far too rare nowadays.

We are all very special, every human on this planet is so special, so aren't we all deserving of something better, of using our minds for innovation, rather than memorization, for creativity, rather than futile activity, for rumination rather than stagnation?

yes guys, i see that...actually i think steve taught me that a few months back...anyways, i meant on your profile..for instance, i'm looking at someone's profile to see info on them and see if they're reputable....well, they could vote for many things, and i will see that, but on their profile, i dont know how many of our peers vote them up...so i think it would be a neat feature on the profile, if you could see that you've been voted up, or who has voted you up, or the content that you posted which was voted up..i'm not a tech savvy guy, and maybe it would be a pita, but it was my creative idea for the day..do yall see what i was getting at now?

There are lots of creative ways to find investors.

The property I am looking at buying is a multi-family 4-plex (brings in $3250/mo approx.)My question is, what is the best (or most creative way) to keep my two current properties, while lowering my down payment for a third property, and avoid the bank (or at least the 35%)?

I don't want to do a 1031 exchange, I don't want to a seller finance...what other creative financing options are there that will allow me to save on taxes.