Maybe the other offer is all cash, maybe there are no contingencies or inspection period, maybe they are willing to close the exact day the seller needs them to, maybe they plan to donate the house to charity and the seller wants to support that cause, etc.There are a million reasons a seller chooses one offer over others, and to expect a bank to say, "This offer has a higher purchase price, you need to pick that one!"

Need Heart Strings For REI....Go down to your local Boys - Girls club.See the director.Tell them you are a local RE investment company and are trying to raise money for the Boys- Girls Club.You are giving 10% of GROSS PROFITS to the club as a fund raising program.Now get a picture in front of the Boys Club - Get the logo in the picture.And get a letter from the director thanking you.Take that letter and picture and go to all the pizza delivery shops, try to get them to GLUE a flyer "WE BUY OR LEASE HOUSES" 8 1/2 by 11.Tell them every person that calls and sells their house to you, you will donate $500 to the boys club FROM BOTH YOU AND THEM.

You need to sort of donate a small amount or something to become a member, but it's super easy and then you can get a HELOC on a rental.And TD Bank gave me an unsecured personal line of $50K without ever using them before, so I would try that if you're looking unsecured.

I had someone trash the stuff that I couldn't donate from the apartment and I vacuumed it afterward and everything.Followed the landlord’s instructions and officially ‘handed’ in the key on Mar 26th.

I have donated homes to habitat in these areas..

Years ago, I read that you could donate a house (structure only) to the fire department to practice on, wrecking it in the process.

Donations over $5,000 require an appraisal. 

Awaiting J Scott to dig up some gunman who donated a dollar to Bush's campaign on his tax return.

3) The cashier says "Would you like to donate $5.00 to Diabetes research?

Off the top of my head, depending on the location, you could: build a solar panel array, create a covered parking area that rents at a premium, donate the land for a tax break if possible, create a pocket park and generate a new energy for the neighborhood, etc.