Or if you are or know someone creative and handy who can take that tag sale item and turn it into something great, go for it.

You just have to be a little creative.

Additionally, I'm not sure if there is a best time to do this, would it be wise to incorporate prior to my first property or should I wait until I have more of an operation running.- Insurance - With my flips I plan to do most the work myself and contract out any bigger jobs outside my abilities or that require a permit.

We have $20k to put down and I need some ideas for creative financing.  

This isn’t isolated to just cleaners, I’ve seen this in corporate world as well. 

Besides, I don't have the $13.5K anyway, so I really want to get creative. 

If you are looking for creative ways to grow you portfolio sooner rather than later, I would suggest buying distressed property utilizing hard money, therefore you may only have to put 15-20% of your own funds into the deal.  

That's probably an ambitious goal but by finding the right deals, financing them creatively, and, most importantly, networking with the right people, I think it's fully doable.

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