They seemed pretty open to creative ideas, including cross-collateralization to allow me to purchase my next property with relatively little out of pocket.Have you considered a blanket loan to wrap all your properties under one loan?

There are multiple forums daily discussing various REI strategies, tips and tricks, creative financing ideas etc, would BP be an "evil guru" if they charged for acceess?

Ensure the app has the same awesome functions.

I am thinking of creative financing options, maybe proposing a seller financed deal?

I live in a town where the 1% deals are not easy to create, and even more difficult and rare to just stumble upon, but they absolutely are out there.Some 1% deals are residences, some are parking lots, and some are a flat concrete pad with cell-towers disguised as flag poles.If you were to compare every 1% deal across a tough town you'd probably find lots of creative angles unique to each deal.   

We hear about creative financing on BP all the time...just trying to think out of the box a bit. 

You don't necessarily want a "creative thinker" as much as you want a "robot" who will do the exact steps you outline for them.

My goal is to use seller financing or some other creative financing to control the property, then a balloon payment in 3-5 years.

I'm sure that there are other creative ways to take title also.

If you continue with this option I encourage you to use an attorney experienced in creative financing and ensure that the proper documents are file with the Court in order to protect yourself and to "cloud" the title.