I met with the agent, and after hearing me describe what I was looking for, he turned me down to be his client, and offered me a partnership hunting houses.On a trip home to see my family, I came across some vacant houses next door to my Dad.  

The petition does not identify property to which title or possession is in dispute; rather the petition appears  to describe a civil claim for damages under one or more tort theories.Estate administration was required to close in December 2012.

Or is the process, in which you described above, the most common, most efficient, or only way of using credit cards to acquire properties?

You also need to take care in how you describe an agreement, your English, sentence structure, write as simply as you can and don't try to inject your version of legalize.

Based on the scenario I have described, are their any creative financing options I am overlooking?

I'm impressed with the creativity and flexibility in your approach to each property you described.

If there is no forcible appreciation - i.e. there are no needed repairs - then you are probably limited to what you described. 

Under no circumstances may investors use the exceptions described above to circumvent FHA's ban on loans to private investors and acquire rental properties through purportedly purchasing "principal residences". 

You will need to give proper notice as described on the lease prior to the lease end date of the tenant by stating effective (lease end date) "your lease will not be renewed.

Is it something that a newcomer such as myself should stear clear from or is it not as horrific as some describe?