He's been FT/PT/PRN, so with that comes some creative financing.

Hi Brandon,SeeWing  is one of many GURUs in REI space claims himself to be  "genius".

I saw that housing prices were at lows that hadn’t been seen in a long time and interest rates were at historic lows, and with some creative math we might just be able to afford a home in our (very pricey metro-NY) market.

I am conflicted whether or not to utilize my liquid money or find creative ways to have a bank loan to get this house back in better conditions to rent it out.

When financing options are limited, especially with lower loan amounts, it pays to be creative and resourceful.And of course, @Keenon A Trevor, going the private lender route is always an option.

I was wondering if anyone had some creative marketing and networking ideas they have implemented?

However, my full-time job in corporate strategy provides me three fundamental skills I believe will translate incredibly well to real estate:Quantitative analysis and model-building are core skills to being able to judge the value of a potential market / acquisition in my daily workMy daily success hinges on instilling efficient, scalable business processes and getting creative with incentive alignment to ensure everyone is working toward the same goalAs a strategist, my work on the above has zero bearing if I haven't earned the trust of those who must execute against them.

But they say there’s a fine line between insanity and genius and this guy personified that.Basically I had lunch today with a mortgage modification expert along with my a partner and a lawyer friend who knew this guy.

Hi @Parker Mott, there's no issue for you to do what you're envisioning, though many of the Real Estate service providers (Realtors, lawyers, mortgage agents, etc.) you'll deal with are going to give you a hard time for being to creative.

You could also be creative and have a trenchless service do the job for you on that 4.5', not sure if it brings the price down.