And as I learned when originating "redemptions" in my area, too often the attorneys don't think creative enough to create opportunity.

And if you've ever tried to present a creative deal to a residential realtor, you can see the possible difficulty.

If you want to go full time in RE and live out of investment and do all kind of creative deals and lots of marketing, might as well learn it quickly. 

Hi,My business is still quite young at a year and a half. I am a Realtor®, but also rehab and occasionally rehab through my S-Corp, Loggerhead Property Team. I absolutely want to begin building a rental portfolio as a...

I'm wondering if land is one of those that creative financing become much more important with...

After reading a lot about creative ways to fund the down payment by partnering with private investors, a strategy that wasn't ever mentioned is as follows:Fund the deal with a bank and provide the 20% down payment out of my own funds. 

Now you are running into some owners that really want to sell and you can get creative.

start by figuring out if the area in the county is incorporated (ie Citrus Heights= incorporated vs Fair Oaks is not) then go down to the planning department to see how easy (cost + time) it will be to split the lot.  

All the properties I purchesed was creatively financed.  

It's when the agent ventures into the wholesaling, "creative" investing/assigning, etc. where the lines can get blurred between agent/investor, a potential agency relationship with sellers/buyers where agent has no intention of acting as an "agent".