In my opinion, long term rentals is the "easiest" to get started on your investing journey.

If you only give it as a gift, it will be considered a gift.

Most cities have regular real estate meet ups for investors which is often the easiest way to meet local flippers.

Easiest way to do so would be to go to the top of this page under AGENTS and then answer the preliminary questions they ask you.

While I own quite a few rental units already, I thought condos might be a good option to gift to my kids when they turn 18, offering them a safe introduction to property ownership without too much risk.However, my challenge with investment condos is that the cash flow always seems terrible.

and I gotta tell you it's really fun to get to see the impact of my legacy gifts while I'm still around to watch my children prosper.  

You could do a full MTR during the period you're gone, but for me the best and easiest way to go would be to just rent the other rooms in the house as a LTR. 

If you haven't already check out the gifts Santa has left in the Resources page on Biggerpockets! 

The easiest.

If she gifts the home to you, you inherit he cost basis and owe all the taxes.