Cash to close -how do i minimize this?

[Nathan Auclair]

I recently bought my first multi-family. I offered 7K above asking, minus closing costs. Still, I had to bring over 8k to the table for "cash to close". Is there anyway to mitigate the amount of cash you need to bring to the closing? I would like to move forward to my next deal, but I would like to hold to on to as much of my cash reserves as possible. 

Thanks in advance for any replies!