But if they really don't want to charge you for it they can use the regular annual gifting limits to get that rent back to you. 

Hi All - I was gifted a piece of land in Matteson, IL directly across the street from Franciscan Health Olympia Field.

Hi Rob, the gift funds do not need to sit in your account for a certain period of time.

I have sorta been through the idea of him just giving me 100k but My lender at the time said it wasn’t possible for him to gift me 100k.

Gift funds:  allowed.5. 

We plan to list in December, Here's a break down of the numbers of this dealPurchase price: 181k (got 4k credits on close due to repairs), 5.1% rate, $1,160 PITI, 10k Down OPM (Whole life insurance loan + gift of 5k from family)Mortgage owed: 165k ( Spent the last 15 months taking advantage of the CARES Forbearance) Renovations: 15k Listing price: 400k (hoping to get 425K)Comps: 350k-380kNew house:Purchase price: 80k cash (worth 240k)Comps: 240kThe plan is to put a Heloc on the new house but have it paid off to reduce our living expenses.

Your family might need to say it is a gift instead of a loan but ask your lender the best way to structure that.  

Does anyone have experience with giving tenants small gifts as a way to smooth over aggravations from unexpected renovations while tenant occupying the property?

If you want to leverage you need to be on the title, she can gift you some part of the property or you could put the property in an LLC finance as an investment, you each own part of it and you each share in profits. 

@Joseph HammelSome examples of estate planning I have done with my real estate clients include the use of family limited partnerships to freeze value of estate along with defective grantor trusts; LLCs with preferred interests (similar to debt instrument); sale of membership interests to defective grantor trusts; annual gifting of LLC interests using discounts for lack of marketability and/or lack of control, etc.