No. Trace each payment, recipient and right acquired. The total transaction budget is not itself a determination of qualifying E-2 capital.
Keep the investment account reconcilable
Identify payments to the seller, landlord entity and operating enterprise and explain their actual terms. Review financing and any return conditions rather than applying a universal formula. E-2 has no fixed minimum investment for every business. Keep government and professional charges separate and verify current amounts; a large property price does not replace the operating and nationality evidence.
Funds and assets irrevocably committed to the enterprise and genuinely exposed to loss, including a purchase price paid or held in escrow for release, unrecoverable start-up spending, and equipment bought outright. A modest price often reflects something the seller is carrying: restoration obligations in the lease, deferred equipment replacement, unpaid vendor balances, or staff entitlements. Write down the purchase or startup budget item by item, covering premises, equipment, inventory, licences, initial payroll and working capital, and mark which items are already paid, contracted, or merely intended. Budgets should include ordinary commercial realities such as insurance, payroll, rent, inventory, technology, and professional services, but they should not invent expenses merely to reach a larger total.