You can go way smaller and still have a workable pool.

The Seller marker is starting to cool off, the property has been on the market for 60+ days, for me, I would have him come down on the price and if he refuses, I would go back to the table double/triple check my numbers and if they don't work, walk away, let the seller know it's not a workable deal and if he changes his mind to let you know.My 2 cents

Others actually 'install' and are hard-wired....neither require the flue to be plugged, so the fireplace could be made workable easily at a later date.

**Property package: Pay the price of one property at asking price with fha (or conventional) loan, seller agrees to deed both/all properties to me, 'subject to' me using instant equity to pay the remaining price for the remaining original asking balance.Is this legal & workable if the seller agrees? 

@Bruce Woodruff Thank you, your suggestion sounds workable, and the addendum would be key.

You can literally buy your long term wealth so long as you have the down payment and closing costs, have a debt ratio that is workable to start with and have a decent credit score, usually a 660 or higher. 

So, this is workable but is less efficient (and likely more expensive) than having everything within one firm.That said, if your non-RE business does not have a lot of industry tax specifics, it's quite possible to find a small firm or even a one-person firm qualified to handle you entire tax situation.

Sounds like a workable plan! 

The average is that you need to talk to about 40 sellers before you will find a workable deal.

Getting estimates on a property I don't own in a time-frame short enough to allow me to buy it (will probably have a contract on it by the time the weekend is over) isn't very workable.