Considering we have no children, are still throwing away renting like fools, and are looking for some way to supplement and eventually replace my active income, I am convinced REI is the way to go. :)Thanks in advance for the welcome advice @Paul Timmins.

So what I'm looking for is assistance options to supplement my budget so combined I can pay the 25% that is required. 

(I actually had to reach out to some friends who are more experienced than me and work in mortgage lending to ask for advice to supplement the information I was getting from the attorney.)I provided the information to the title company.Definitely some lessons learned here.

He can take the cash, invest it and pay the lower rent. 200k should be a good supplement to his income to 100

We always used the free gov food giveaways just to supplement the rice.

Consider other ways to supplement your income while you build your REI business.

The redevelopment of the land into what is now Atlantic Station was financed largely by private investment, but was heavily supplemented by a special tax district to pay for city tax bonds for public utilities (streets, sidewalks, and sewers).

Sounds like a blind offer with less than 10% down, IMO, bump that up to 10-15% and ask for financing at 5 years, bump the interest rate up to 6%.Attach a seller finance addendum to the contract, one may be required by the Realtors on their addendum, but you should supplement the contract with additional information.Simply use a letter and when you begin explaining the numbers use the word "approximately"Then show the numbers. 

I am a buy and hold guy, I do not need the cash flow to supplement my income but I also don't want to lose money or have terrible returns.

Decent supplemental income, be wary of maintenance for anything like this you'd want to charge for.