Don't do any work before the 120 period is over or the property is released -- unless you're feeling particularly charitable towards the IRS.

. ;-) I'm sure you made money on ALL of your investments so you can be charitable to someone in distress.

(I am able to itemize every other year by shifting charitable donations from Dec 31 to Jan 1)-Would it be better to refinance my primary home to a 20 year loan (I only have 20 years left anyway) and the rental back to a 30 year loan...and keep them separate? 

@Darwin CrawfordWhen I taught Real Estate Investing from 2005 to 2015 in my own CHARITABLE Education program, I based it on a book called What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cashflow by Frank Gallinelli.It will be an extremely difficult read for those not used to the Time Value of Money which will lead into more sophisticated Financial concepts like Discounted Cashflows, etc.The other issue is that putting together these calculations should be in a Spreadsheet.

What they do is allow note holders to donate for a tax write off then Community Health Training finds a way to monetize the note to fund their charitable endeavors.  

In some trusts nobody has the power to sell property in the trust; as per example a remainder charitable trust where the property has already been transferred to a charity after the beneficiary passes. 

@Stephen Vetek it's pretty simple, I'm too busy building 2 businesses, spending time with my 2 boys, and building my charitable fund to take the time to read and respond to all the comments.  

The man changed lives with his charitable giving and through his business ethic.

So I'm not willing to get charitable, the number HAVE to work for me or I'm just not doing this deal.I think you're right @Bill S. that they just have to transfer some money to me, in order to reduce my bottom line.  

Or do I give it to a charitable cause that can perhaps help those less fortunate?