Lending for Tax Break

[Andrew Boykins]

I am a part time real estate investor who does buy, rehab, refinance, rent.  I have a bit of an odd question I haven't been able to figure out.  I have someone looking to invest but they are more interested in a tax break than in the return.  Is there a deal structure that would allow them to get the tax benefits w/out being on the deed or involved long term?  Ideally we'd like the investor to get his money back + interest in 3-6 months and be able to leverage any tax breaks from the depreciation and repair (not improvements) BUT we don't want him to have his name on the deed or anything.  Any thoughts welcome.