Quote from Kirk in Blame Booze and Melville
Luke: This is not going to go down this way. You are not getting that house. Kirk: Au contraire, my friend. I happen to know that your credit's not exactly stellar. Luke: My credit? Kirk: Granted, you've got some real estate holdings, but your cash flow's been flat for three years, and unless you're willing to sell off assets, you may be able to swing no more than a five percent down payment, which makes you a real estate risk. Luke: How do you know the state of my assets? Kirk: That's the power of deep pockets, Luke. Put a solid buck in the right hands and they babble like parrots.