Beautiful design!

@Justin Landesman Curious, have any in Los Angeles City funded since Jan 8 when Los Angeles was designated as a disaster area by FEMA? 

We focus on layouts that feel spacious but still define distinct areas for living, dining, and entertaining.Flow is Everything: A home’s design should feel seamless.

For 2024, the annual gift tax exclusion is $18,000 per recipient (rising to $19,000 in 2025), and amounts above this require filing a gift tax return (Form 709).

Unless the designer has a good social/online footprint with designs I like, I would think twice before hiring them no matter what others say.  

Find out if they can gift you the land.

Offer a great first-stay experience with thoughtful touches like welcome gifts and clear communication to earn those initial positive reviews.For Big Bear’s rules, stay on top of local ordinances—maybe even connect with other hosts for advice.

Your knowledge in construction, design, and different strategies will be a big help to the community.

Simply gifting him half the property now wouldn’t immediately allow him to claim the exclusion without fulfilling this residency requirement, I don't believe.One thought would be to use a HELOC to pull just enough equity out of the current home and use it to buy a smaller home, or at least the down payment.

@Lauren Ruppert Yes, an LLC can sell a property to your child’s LLC, ideally at fair market value (FMV) to avoid gift tax complications.