The old playground rule of "cross my heart and hope to die" doesn't quite cut it in the investment world.So, before you dive wallet-first into your next big financial romance, here’s what you should do:1.

I'm not an expert at this but something is off to me has anybody been told this as well.Thank you,Could be that the lender wants to avoid IRS/Treasury disclosure trouble for transactions over $10,000 (part of the know your customer rule).So as another poster said; when you say “cash” do you mean physical notes that we all carry around in our wallets? 

Splitting the investment (and profits) could make it easier on both your wallets and kickstart your real estate journey.

Inflation is just not dropping significantly, and with the continuing issues in Ukraine, watch folks wallets get tighter and tighter as people struggle to pay their heating bills this winter.

Be loyal to your wallet, not someone else...

My current 90 home project in Oregon was like that Farmer owned it for decades And when we bought it for 7. 2 mil cash they did not even do a 1031 just paid their cap gain and called it a day.www.ivyridgeestatescanby.com  is the project and its been a winner.. albeit a few years behind schedule with pandemic and lumber and every other impediment.. ( could not get garage doors for a while :)  ) So hopefully if anyone actually reads this and has interest they will see the benefit of learning how to go into the cities look at long range planning get to know the long range planners identify movement we can all do it as small investors we do not have to be big corporations  This is a great thread Jay, we are following it.My interest, though, is in REI and operations with all of the support companies (as you called them) that surround the hardware manufacturing environment.

If you are not handy with spreadsheets, find a bookkeeper/accountant and prepare your checkbook/wallet for some serious deflation. 

I personally carry 7 debit cards that represent my 10 properties and it can be frustrating while you're standing in line at Home Depot flipping through your wallet to find the right one. 

For good measure they usually spray all the door and cabinet hardware too.

Fortunately, my career allows me to spend $2600 per month on rent in the event I can't find any tenants, but it would be seriously stretching my wallet without being able to save (This isn't including HOA, insurance, or any other fees- strictly mortgage payments).