Keep the majority of your money in your accounts $1.5M liquid reserves is a ton of cash so let it earn you interest.Use the Banks money to lend on a multifamily use a Fannie Mae loan its only 5% down but you can put more down to meet your target monthly payment.

Over-inflating the purchase price to account for closing costs could be seen as fraud or could trigger issues with the loan approval, especially if the appraised value doesn’t match the inflated price.

I have the worst account rep that actually tells me to do things that are already there (like you should add a 10% or more discount for weekly rentals...um, did you even look at my listings first?).  

In some cases, gross income can include recurring capital gains or unrealized income, winnings from a day of gambling, rental income, and sometimes even interest earned on retirement accounts.

Your Net Worth ROI calculation takes into account the appreciation, loan paydown, tax benefits, and the rent avoidance (the difference in what you pay towards your mortgage compared to your rental situation).

But, property in certain specific parts of our country have shown price declines (in real terms, accounting for inflation) over the last 50 years. 

They would receive equivalent money plus an interest rate better than a savings account (plus less volatility if they wanted to put $$ into stock market).   

Created an account just to share...

No Bill Pay for the Cash Management accounts...

My calculations are based on 2 sets of numbers - the numbers the seller has provided, and my own calculations accounting for 5% for vacancy, 5% for repair, 5% for capex, 10% for property management and actual costs for property tax/insurance.I am trying to decide if this deal is worth pursuing or if I should walk away due to the premium on the homes.