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?

Here's a https://www.irs.gov/businesses/cost-segregation-audit-technique-guide-chapter-4-principal-elements-of-a-quality-cost-segregation-study-and-report to the IRS website noting specific items that are included in the cost segregation study report. hmm, that website is a 404 error.  

In my opinion, making an offer site unseen is not a risk.

The algorithm has a setting that when you change anything on your listing, you move up higher in the ranking. 

I would rent the house to her.

DISCLOSURETHE FOLLOWING IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY, AS I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY, YOU SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL LEGAL ADVICE.So what must you do?  

You do not need separate checking accounts for each property if the ownership is the same.

I also know a guy that does a lot with creative financing on the I-5 corridor but he is mostly Wrapping them or fix and flips. 

Theres someone living in the side that I will be occupying until the 1st of February, but since I JUST became the owner, would it make sense to reach out and ask them something like "Hey its __ the new owner, just checking in to see how you're doing.

The road is too steep and isn't paved all the way.