Every year their donation reduced their actual income significantly and much of her generosity she could not write off such as letting someone down on their luck live with them for extended period of time all the time (multiple people, multiple times)).  

She would ask for a dollar and would refuse any donation that was less than a dollar and any increment also less than a dollar. 

First, a mentor doesn't want to just donate time.

You can donate to BP & consider it a one time tuition or joining the club fee. :)I'm currently working on a potential flip deal with someone I met on BP.

I´m not from the states but if you don´t find an REI club in your (big?)

Fred- many of us agree with you and have helped the site by donating.

I want to thank everyone who participates, and those who freely donate their time and energy to help make this place a success.

That money would be much better spent buying real estate or throwing Christmases hams out to my tenants with enough left over to donate to charity. 

I'd give him a few real estate agents's cards as a lovely parting gift and then donate money to your local homeless shelter as gratitude for dodging that tenants bullet.

Last time I checked, the ROI on making donations to an insurance company for over-priced insurance wasn't that good lol