Some of our clients are good with software and invest in private software ventures.

Who they are using for tax accounting, property management, general contractor if any, mortgage broker, due diligence company, cost seg, insurance company, and etc.Review the additional fees\costs, if any, and determine if they are out of the norm depending on the experience of the sponsorship team, investment strategy, and asset. 

This is a people business and being nice will always be an asset, until it becomes a liability.

Insurance contracts offer additional asset protection, higher yields than most savings accounts/CDs, and there's usually liquidity (tax free).    

Also, Bulletproof Asset Protection teaches about asset protection, Who Moved My Cheese teaches about dealing with change, How to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the best books for personal development.

HUD 4155.1 5.b.7 (opens in .pdf) reads:The borrower may obtain a loan for the total required investment, as long as satisfactory evidence is provided that the loan is fully secured by assets such as investment accounts or real property.

Make sure you are experienced and understand the asset class that you will be purchasing.

I'd advise you to stay away from an asset that is extremely distressed and in need of a ton of repairs. 

In the right area it will probably go up  in value over time as wellIf you you want this to be a profitable cash flowing asset it sounds like you need to keep looking and/ or start looking at different things.

Multifamily is considered a really safe asset right now.Your best bet is trying to find an off-market deal or possibly purchasing something through probate that needs repairs.We just bought a 4plex in Riverside that had some upside and we pushed it to an 8 cap after one month with a few tweaks.