My question is is there a similar type of program or creative financing method I can use on a SFR?

That being said, there is a lot of competition at the auctions these days and the chance of an "amazing deal" not being recognized and bid on (and probably bid way up) is slim to none in my experience.If you're interested in auctions though, there's nothing wrong with going to watch and see how it works so you'll be more prepared when you have the money to be an actual bidder. 

You can be creative. 

., and all the other options for connecting with people there's creative ways to deal with most situations.

If your only objective is to generate a small amount of passive income without having to invest a lot of $$$ yourself, there are creative ways to do this across almost any investment strategy.

You should be prepared to sell them on why they should do business with you and why you are a good risk.

I found that no matter how much researching I did, comps I ran, prepared I thought I needed to be or how many scripts I came up with, I will very rarely get through those scripts.

So what you are saying is if you have the capital to do so, be prepared to take advantage of converted condos in a few years.  

In the mean time be prepared and nothing can replace hard work.

Are there any sources of knowledge, books, podcasts, anything to prepare me for it?