A. There are a few avenues that you can explore. First what other assets are in your real estate investment corporation? Often banks will allow you to cross-collateralize your assets to secure other properties. Have you secured a mortgage for the property? You may want to speak with your attorney to discuss the possibility of increasing the purchase price to leave the closing with working capital. If you are located in NYC (or one of the surrounding areas) I could help you to find an attorney that focuses on situations of these types. If all of these options fail, you may want to contact friends and family in order to secure investments from a large block of angel investors. Good Luck.

Lisa

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Lisa Segal is a New York State licensed Certified Public Accountant. Prior to founding Convergence Consulting Group, she was the CFO of Retail Promotions, LLC, a developer of patent-pending technology in the retail space. Ms. Segal was a senior consultant at KPMG Peat Marwick, where she developed and implemented financial strategies, global restructurings, initial public offerings, and spin-offs for many Fortune 500 clients, including Pfizer, Pepsi, Fuji and Carl Icahn/ Lowestfare.com. Ms. Segal earned a Bachelor of Science with honors from the Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University and a Masters in Taxation at C.W. Post.

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