I know there are multiple ways but with great credit/credit history and little to no funds as a first time buyer what’s the top creative ways to begin?

To be specific, my steps to fully get into this world so far have been: Buy my first home Sign up to BiggerPockets website Listen to the first 5 podcasts (loving it)Send this messageEvaluate specialized Masters in R.E and meet with alumni and teachers plus attend one class as a guest observerMeet with friends working in the industry (mainly working for big Funds and Developers)Bought the 13 most widely recommended books in R.E.

I am a Tennessee Real Estate but was born and raised in Goddard Ks.

I haven't allowed for much of a ramp up period and as a result, haven't budgeted the funds to cover the expenses in the beginning.

this is quite popular on BP and that is those that buy NPN  those are notes that are in default ( non payment) banks and other investors unload them at a discount because they don't want to deal with them or they want to raise capital or other reasons.. 

I grew up in a small town (NorCal), learned a strong work ethic being raised on a family farm and worked my way thru college doing construction work: commercial and residential plumbing primarily.  

Put another way, the laundry machines should pay for themselves, and then some.Yes you can use this as an excuse to raise rents, but I'd wait a year, or the next time it's scheduled to go up for general inflation.Cons:Yes, it's one more expense that might draw the line for a marginal property.

Currently I have a team of investors that will need Gap funding from a private lender.

With over 100 people inattendance, I know raising capital and finding partners maybe isn’t asdifficult as I originally thought.

They don't mind as long as the property is going to have good cash and your DCR (Debt Coverage Ratio) is above 1.25, because they typically fund them in house.