Of course, your dad does not have to know that you may not be accepting this gift.

you are the executor and you are having issues with your sister because you are paying a mortgage on the property she lives in Matthew 25:14-30 you were given a gift - do not squander it .

With "thank you" gifts, I usually try to use local businesses especially when it comes to food.

They also can not receive any significant gift or pay from any activity while on duty or that arises out of thier federal employment.City and county employees are usually under the same restrictions, but your building regs/inspection department usually makes public a list of dangerious buildings, some may just be vacant for 6 months or so and identified simply to secure the property.

Front doors can look a lot nicer without exterior aluminium doors.

You will need a copy of the closing statement to prove it was an all cash purchase and then you will also need to document the source of the funds used to purchase the property in order to prove none of the money was gifted and that it was all your money. 

Discover card have 5% cash back "Home Improvement Store" from Apr-Jun.Then have $5 add for gift cards ($45 get $50, $90 gets $100)  for Home & Auto ( Lowes, Ace, BB&Beyond...) - A whopping 10% plus free money. 

My loan officer said that underwriting won't accept a gift as a down payment so the money + reserves would have to be transferred to my account and it would have to sit there for a couple months.

One program here in Arizona offers downpayment assistance up to 5% as a gift to the buyer.

She does not want to pay cash for a place, but I am sure if I gift her funds FHA she may be able to get the loan with reserves.Thank you for asking this question!