I ran the numbers and the rents worked with me so I placed a bid around $770k conventional waived inspections with a 17 day close.

I would be doing a conventional loan with 20% down.

I financed deal using conventional lender. 25% down.

You can certainly invest in real estate without obtaining conventional financing.

Especially in the first 12 months after buying a property, things just always seem to need fixing; prepare for it accordingly.To your FHA question - again to TJ's point - if you satisfy the 1-year live-in requirement, you can purchase another home after 1 year and use another low-down-payment product (though I'd recommend a conventional 5% down loan each time > FHA) and do another low-down house hack.

I've probably had at least ten private lending companies reach out to me through LinkedIn and I never know if it's real or not...Up until recently I have only done conventional loans, but I'm on my fourth and it is getting increasingly more difficult to obtain a conventional loan.Any advice or lenders you recommend? 

Do you qualify for a conventional loan?

With only $20k in the bank account, I couldn’t put down 20% for a conventional loan.

Would I be able to do an FHA loan with KW or do they just do conventional? 

Some credit unions have offered loans at 5% conventional or Vacations around 10%.