I take it that you are just stashing money?

The lender will use this data to conduct an analysis of how much money needs to be stashed in an account to replace the stuff that the lender thinks that you will have to replace during the life of the loan.

I find that folks here are just buying the building for cash to "stash" their cash in a safe place.  

If it does get damaged you can disassemble it and replace the planks as long as you stashed extras.

Keep stashing away from your w-2 job, resell things on Craigslist/eBay/Amazon, sell crafts stuff on Etsy, rent out a spare room on AirBnB (if you own your own single family home), do some freelance tasks on Elance or Taskrabbit - all to accumulate funds for that first downpayment.And all the while, attend some local REIA meetings to expand your network list.Hope this helps!

5) If you are not going to owner occupy, look for good lenders, lots of recommendations for those on here, traditional, portfolio loans, hard money lenders are all worth a look.6) Put all of the above together in a new deal. e.g. your SDIRA, and a BP partner do 20-25% down on an investment property; or your stash of cash becomes part of a larger deal.I did not do the OO path, but had my primary residence, and bought investment properties solo, with partners in an LLC, and via my SDIRA.

If you need recommendations, I plan on sharing a GoogleDoc with plenty of books to choose from as well as bringing my stash to the next meeting for anyone to peruse and order if they'd like. 

When you have received a decent payday from a deal and you don't have another deal lined up, where do you stash your money so you can get to it in a short time frame and still have a fair return?

If you don't like the current market high, then stash extra into a cash reserve.

He MUST have a stash of cash under a floorboard, or behind a removable piece of drywall.