If you have cash, offer to fund their next deal...if you have good credit, offer to use your credit on a deal...if you have time, put in the time first and then SHOW them your efforts or bring them a deal.

I am a doctoral student with: [list]little debt (car loan and 35k in student loans), little assets (3k in an index fund, 7k in a target retirement fund/Roth IRA, 1k in individual stocks, 5k in cash), little income (just my student stipend of less than $20,000/year and another $2-3000 from web design and illustrating jobs on the side), and a little family (wife and two kids).

Its that last transfer that will get you into trouble if the lender does not know its occurring.If you have the cash to fund the downpayment and rehab, or can get it from some other source, that's the best way.Gregor's right.

This will give you tax free funding without having to sell your property.

Co-mingling of funds is a real no no, and one of the easiest ways to have an LLC pierced.

As mentioned, keep the funds seperate and NEVER comingle funds from personal to entity.

Looking to roll all cost into loan.Can anyone fund this?

You may still need to find additional funds to cover other costs.

Or do they have to get their own funding?

I'm a gearhead, and I've always came out ahead on my hotrodding projects by buying and selling stuff to fund the hobby.