Banks don't like things that aren't permanantly attached to the ground (at least as much as those that are).  

I'm a huge proponent of asset allocation and diversification, and I was just wondering if anyone has ever read about Harry Browne's Permanent Portfolio which splits investments equally between stocks, cash, long-term treasuries, and gold.

Here is the situation:1) First lease for $3000 is July 2021 to July 20222) For now, my wife's mother needs a place to live (we pay her bills anyways), so we'd pay the mortgage, taxes, etc to put her up in this house until we can find her a permanent house not in a college area.

I just finished installing one on permanent foundation on a private lot.

It depends on how much job loss is real / permanent.

Otherwise, the door is permanently closing on July 15, and you can never claim this money.Couple additional tips.How to pay the IRS?

However, to my understanding, there is a significant tax burden (whether that be estate or gift tax) on this transfer/gift, since non-resident aliens do not enjoy the same large exclusions as US citizens and permanent residents.Question: What is the best method to transfer this property from the non-resident alien parents to their US citizen child, without incurring a tax burden (or, at the least, minimizing the burden)?

@Derrick WashingtonIf these are truly a stabilized, cash flowing assets that doesn't need much capex (and you're not planning to do a big value-add renovation) - why not put a permanent agency loan on it? 

Whenever you find out where your first permanent duty station is, you should search on Bigger Pockets for an investor friendly agent in that area.

For used house trailers in Florida for sale, at a good price, try looking at the highest priced parts of Florida, which are also expected to have parts of them, permanently flooded with water, as the world's oceans rise in the next decades.