so if i understand correctly, you are trying to use corporate credit as a second loan/gift to yourself to use as the down payment... 

It is designed to look great and work smoothly that way, even the route tracking feature works!

For example we paid for designer that made multiple errors including one that we caught too late and pushed the schedule (but designer picked up the cost impact but not the schedule impact).  

My preference is to go straight through the title company, put that money into renovations, and send the agent a couple hundred dollar gift card to Amazon for their time. 

After all PITI, utility, and services (lawncare and cleaning) costs I have $7,225.I set aside 25% of this for my maintenance fund.The remainder funds my lifestyle, wife has a Tesla, and quarterly vacations as well as business growth.In 2023 I am tracking to build 4 duplex units designed as room rentals funded in part from a recent land sale.

We are a family owned design build, he cared much about that as well, he wanted to help us.

Do you buy closing gifts for your buyers/sellers? 

We will usually comp cleaning fee or give gift cards to local restaurant to comp any legitimate issues.

But, a nicely designed and painted house with well thought-out accent walls, etc may subconsciously contribute to my higher classifying in quality and condition, which may somewhat influence value, but not necessarily significantly.Good luck!

Alabama counties don't all designate it the same, but in the largest county, Jefferson, R/S means that no one bid on the property at the tax sale so the property was bid in by the state and then it was ReSold to an investor.