@Jessica Frisk I would not be keen on the 15-yr fixed rate mortgage if that makes you cash flow negative.

If you have the cash to purchase and close, then you will not need to use assignments.

In some cases, non-cash expenses, like depreciation, can be added back.

The verbiage on the contract, concealing your NET, being able to truly purchase with cash..... but most importantly, I am a firm believer that more legislation will come in (Oklahoma, Illinois, NJ) are examples - and assignments will one day be banned, especially for those non-licensed. 

Simple answer - yes you can alter your funding source after putting it under agreement if you chose to use a hard money lender instead - i would just communicate with seller that hey I was going to use cash (assuming you have it from your heloc) and instead will finance some of it but let them know its not contingent on financing.

If insurance double or triples or worse, some RE cash flow will vanish.  

Basically, what these guys did to some of our Real Wealth Network members allegedly is:- GEG showed RWN some of the properties they had renovated and leased out to prove their business model- They told our members via a webinar that they buy, renovate and sell rental properties below market value to investors with 8% cash flow- They said they offer non-recourse financing at 50% LTVIn reality, GEG sold properties that were not always renovated - even if the price point reflected a renovation.

Just speaking from a cash flow management/account structure perspective.As for someone being in the real estate accounting industry for over 2 decades, I can say that State Law compliance is big on this.

Usually draw fees are very minimal though and if you plan them right, it can be a great way to replenish your cash or pay down debt from rehab.

If you take the $653K out of loans and put it in the cash line there would be no change to the total adjusted tax basis and therefore capital gains would be the same.