You might also try working your own network to see if someone will lend/"gift" you the down pmt money with the agreement that you will pay them back with the profit from rent or perhaps offer an ownership stake in the property.

And the very sad thing here -- we are rendering higher education affordable for some of the most gifted, yet least financially fortunate, kids in this nation.

This is consistent, for example, with the intention of the legislation that the supply of a used residential complex, personal use property or qualifying farmland by gift or upon death is exempt under section 2, 9 or 10 of Part I of Schedule V, as the case may be, as an exempt supply of the property by way of sale even though there may be no agreement to transfer ownership of the property.

BTW:  My wife's gift shop is Le Melange Gifts - in Henderson - and she speaks French, if you get lonely for it while you are here.  

Just google "painting aluminium siding preparation".

Gift funds are allowed and there is paperwork for the gifter and yourself to sign indicating that there is no expectation yo repay those funds, otherwise it's fraud.

FHA loans have only a 3.5% downpayment requirement (no downpayment assistance from FHA but family members can gift you downpayment funds).  

If I were a single guy, that's probably what I would do.Whatever you decide, it's great that you're making the effort to really honor and respect your father's legacy and maximize the gift he left you...that's awesome!  

Next time I think we will just order the major stuff and give him a gift card to get the miscellaneous stuff that we couldn't anticipate.

i plan to spend the next 3 months renovating a property that is gifted to me.