At most I would give them a gift certificate to go out to dinner on me..... thats it.

I also quite liked the unique property design.

Her undergrad is in design with a heavy dose of building codes, etc.

Double gift!

So I'll tell you now in case there's still time to do something about it:The problem I still have, that I can't solve (but maybe you still have time), has to do with the HVAC system.When you have a single house, and you're renting out the basement, you are asking the house to do what it is typically not designed to do in terms of the HVAC:  1.

Septic design.

Also, please do not get "gift funds" from a family member if you plan to repay that gift.

Septic design.

They also make great closing gifts.   

So I am assuming that all the loan statements are coming to the new designated mailing address.