. - it's honorable and may even be the right thing to do, depending on your values, however then you need to be very honest with yourself that you're acting from a charitable position, not business.

Plus I helped a fellow human being, who is really a decent guy and very hard working, have a better quality of life.Sometimes choosing a charitable pathway is also a decent business decision.

This also builds a culture that "The Boss" is charitable, he isn't a "greedy investor like those other sob's" which is exactly what they think, they all do, tenants included, I go all Sun-Tzu and use that to my advantage. 

It's always worth asking.I'm trying to figure out how to sponsor the organization, but even that will not be considered a charitable contribution because I'll gain some marketing advantage out of it.

I perceived very clearly that the aim of all social activity must never be merely charitable relief, which is ridiculous and useless, but it must rather be a means to find a way of eliminating the fundamental deficiencies in our economic andcultural life--deficiencies which necessarily bring about the degradation of the individual or at least lead him towards suchdegradation."-- Adolf HitlerAnd here are two more quotes:“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.”-- Herman Melville"Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and so let your hand give in proportion to your purse.” -- George Washington

Maybe my LLC could make a charitable donation to a non-profit that supports soldiers and sailors? 

I suppose there could be an unfortunate mismatch of an eviction of his reasonably common name on his side of town (3 miles from his job in a large city), but he also wasn't on his roommates lease now and his explanation of why he and his roommate were moving just sounded off.It seemed too good to be true- admirable charitable job, nice car, same week move in, easy going, polite, flattering. 

According to Chapter Five, An outright gift of the cash investment is acceptable if the donor is -the borrower's relative-the borrower's employer or labor uniona close friend with a clearly defined and documented interest in the borrowera charitable organizationa governmental agency or public entity that has a program providing home ownership assistance to low- and moderate-income families, or first-time homebuyers.The FHA doesn't just list who may give such a gift--it also has rules discussing who MAY NOT provide gift funds for an FHA loan down payment.

You are running a business and while being charitable is noteworthy, there are clear lines of what should be done for all concerned.

By the way, in addition to discussing Section 453 strategies (installment notes, seller carry back financing) whens speaking with clients or speaking at events, I also discuss 1033 Exchange, 1034 Exchange (repealed), 721 Exchange, 121 Exclusion and Charitable Trust (CRT) strategies so that the client has a brief overview of the most common tax strategies available so that they can make an informed investment decision.