Being forthright and discussing this will give you credibility and respect.3 important considerations:Don't  borrow from people for whom the money is a part of their needed liquidity...or might be in the near term. 

I have been finding though even hard money wants either a credit score or proof of liquid funds in your bank account. 

But if you had the cash but your electing to go through FHA route to leverage rest of your liquidity elsewhere, that is another story.  

In the meantime this random house popped up on MLS from another investor looking to liquidate a previous rental.

I have $200k liquid capital now, but think starting with a $100k property would be better.  

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Brand new to this.Live in Aventura FL, looking to buy and rent in the north miami / south broward area.I have around 30k liquid right now which does not buy me much.

The back-end ratio is otherwise known as your debt-to-income ratio - - just how liquid are you?  

If the money has been put into escrow, Fannie Mae not only doesn't get the liquid assets it wants, but it becomes a fiduciary for the life of the money that is in escrow.

The rule is 1 year, which really isn't that long at all considering that you're getting into 4 units with only 3.5% down so that you can put the rest of your liquid cash into 4 or 8 or whatever more units.