The deposit amount when working with a lender comes from the lender - it is basically the amount of skin the lender wants you to have in the game. 

that we’ve learned in our 24 years, managing almost 700 doors across the Metro Detroit area, including almost 100 S8 leases:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+ (roughly 5% probability of default), zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680 (around 10% probability of default), some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

Yup, you said it.. a "minuscule amount". but that minuscule amount is still a huge number.

You will need to have the full amount you’re willing to pay.

Bryson: Seller Financing OfferPurchase Terms1.Purchase Price: $215,0002.Down Payment: 20% of the purchase price, equal to $43,0003.Financed Loan Amount: $172,0004.Interest Rate: 6.5% per annum (fixed)5.Initial Amortization Schedule: 12 years (144 months)6.Balloon Payment:•At the end of 24 months, the buyer will make a balloon payment for 50% of the remaining balance of the loan.

That quote for that amount of work doesn't seem out of line.

Do you have any idea of the amount of money you can contribute to the purchase of a property?

Our investment to value (ITV) in the notes we purchase is usually in the 50-60% range, a significant amount of equity to protect our position and our private capital position. 

Events like this give the opportunity to meet and talk to investors from all over the country, doing different kind of investing, and with a varied amount of experience.

Paying a reasonable amount to assist in one's life improvement is not a bad thing, just don't do nothing else thinking this one thing is the 'cats pajamas' as DG likes to say.