seems every pet now is essential to every tenants' well being

But some lenders are more willing to work with folks in your situation vs. the typical lender who's never seen a case like yours and is stupidly "suspicious" because you don't fit in the box that they have in their mind for a typical borrower. 

- What are the minimum investment requirements typically?

I am also curious to how your private funding terms typically look like. 

Does this mean if I can get the seller drop the purchase price down to $750k, I can essential get this property with no money in? 

We typically look at these as 36-48 month balloons on a 30-yr am schedule...7-8% interest...10-20% down...Alternatively, you could structure a lease with an option to buy....same basic concept but it works differently...contract for deed offers the seller the most protection because you hold title until the terms are satisfied...and there are a few variations of each...just depends on what you're comfortable with.

We also have access to some deals for our investor base that typically doesn't hit market.  

Do they typically assign their contracts or double close (if they assign it to you then they would need to provide a contract to you before signing their assignment FYI) What do you have available now?

@Steve Uhlig they typically aren't giving them the repair funds up front. 

This is essential for surviving in this business.I would not have accepted any money from them.