There's definitely an interest-rate floor you must pay (otherwise the IRS may view the loan as a gift), but why pay 8% if they'll take 4%?

If the partner puts up the down payment, it will be treated like a gift or a loan.

Gift the money that you were going to use to purchase the house to your parents so they won't have to pay taxes on it.I am not an attorney but consider this my pro bono work for the day.

Usually in most conventional bank transactions, the bank will not allow the $250k to be "gifted" to you as it will be above the "gift" limit (in the case where only you will be the borrower).

Is the income from a Charitable Gift Annuity exempt from income calculations for Medicaid long term care payments?

No more heaters, no more gas stoves, no more hot water.I jumped in my car, purchased two electric heaters for each unit, a $50 gift card for each unit and drove the 40 minutes to the property.

I'd watch out with it being a gift.

Again, in my experience, the tenant will stay until the day before the sheriff arrives.And when they leave, they usually leave a parting gift for the landlord in the form of damages to the property.

If you have a family member or friend that works in real estate, whether as an agent, mortgage broker, real estate investor, or title officer, you may be stumped as to what type of gift to buy for him or her.

You could probably just gift the money to the US family member if you trust them enough to gift you back with interest if the venture works out.