Quote from @Victor Yang: If I gift a house, what amount will go towards the lifetime gift limit, the amount i purchased the house for, or the current FMV?

How about a sales contract with contingencies but with a limit where the buyer can only terminate the contract if their find material defects exceeding a certain dollar amount.

There is always SOME manual work, but you can cut out a lot of the back and forth-- definitley.

Originally, I felt limited by conventional lending DTI.

There are general guidelines but nothing formulaic. 

I am close to taking my test, but during the course, I have learned all the things you need to be careful with when doing deals.

He teaches people to build small, but productive, portfolios.

. $220,000 is definitely a lower purchase price amount and really limits you on what you can buy.

For investors looking to maximize returns while managing risk, here’s why this type of deal stands out compared to Treasuries.Treasuries: Safety with Limited UpsideTreasuries are an attractive option for those seeking safety, especially short-term bonds with maturities of one year or less.

.- If you hold a rental until death, you can pass it on with a stepped-up cost basis, limiting captial gains if then sold (limited by inheritance tax limitations).Too many newbies on this site trying to replace their day job income via "passive" real estate investing w/o digging deep enough to understand how it really works.