Somalia has over 40 million livestock and almost zero feed pellet production.

@Edward Heavrin: Both options, but at a high enough equity you kind find long term mortgage products that will allow cross collateralization, so you can use those high equity or free and clear assets in lieu of down payment. 

Renting to your mother would make it an investment property and eligible for a 1031 exchange.There is no statutory requirement for income production to make a property eligible for a 1031 exchange.  

(We personally do portfolio and single property loans and will be adding a HELOC product soon!)

Better quality product, better installation, and making relationships is invaluable if you plan to scale.

The Vanderbilts who were as wealthy as the Rockefellers at the time did not use this strategy and eventually their net worth evaporated due to many things.Unless you have a license to sell life insurance and know how to structure the policy for the client's goals, you shouldn't be knocking products that can and do benefit MANY people -  especially those who have maxed out other tax deferred accounts.By the way fees are paid over the life of the policy, not all up front.

Find a non-bank lender or broker who offers bank statements loans - this is literally the situation that these products are meant to tackle.

(the way the conventional mortgage was a root canal)I am probably going to pay cash for the property upfront and then finance it after the close, so I have some time to explore financing products. 

A plumber told me that the primary difference between rheem product warranties was the size of anode supplied with the water heater.  

Please try to suggest products/services that you have used and like.