Leverage other people’s money at a low interest rate without actually borrowing their money so they can continue to earn a high interest rate on it in the stock marketI’m doing an LMA for the down payment and traditional 30-year fixed mortgage for the rest.

Significantly more to the point that if he had gone with a traditional realtor, he would have come out on the winning end of the deal.  

Traditional mortgage How did you add value to the deal?

The new one's are pretty cheap and let you put all your properties into separate liability compartments which really supplement the insurance a lot more cost effectively than having a bunch of separate LLC's. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/the-traditional-llc-vs-the-series-llc-which-is-better-for-real-estate-investors/

In your situation, I might recommend looking at a non-traditional financing option for short-term acquisition & rehab, then get the property leased up and do a cash-out refi for a 30-year fixed option.

Hard money isn't regulated and some lenders are more payday loan than a reasonable substitute for private money and traditional financing.

Traditional financing, hard money?

Be sure that you highlight that "selling your house can be easier than you think" with the advantages of working directly with you instead of the more traditional route.

The judge comes to understand that you're not a tool with money, and that you're not going to go to court over a childish, prim contract squabble but over something where someone is clearly in the wrong (the tenant) and someone is clearly in the right (you).By traditional measures, I don't live in an LL-friendly state, but over time, as I have shown that I understand what I do and I'm not a tool with some money, things have gone my way.

I'm loathe to deal with a traditional bank just because of the strident lending conditions that are involved.