., Starbucks gift card.

We just don't want it to be considered a "gift" - because it's not.

There is about $50,000 in repairs that need to be done but he is including a $50,000 "gift certificate" to cover those repairs, which is pretty sweet.I definately know I can make a profit fromt his home when I put a buyer in it, but how can I convince him to go down below $1M?

Gifts and affirmations are low on my love language list (Gary Chapman), plus I'm pretty emotionally flat so LLing is perfect for me. 

Someone stays in your property 30 days and that are gifted what seems to be more rights than that of the property owner. 

A glut of new apartments washing over the city has quickly turned the tables as vacancy rates hit their highest levels since the recession, led by downtown Seattle, where one-fourth of all apartments are now sitting empty.Landlords who are increasingly hard-pressed to fill their open apartments are offering deals like a free month’s rent, lucrative gift cards and even free electronics."

However, it is my understanding that she can't sell the house at a 500k discount to us as that would be considered a gift, so this would only work if the house gained 500k over the two years we inhabited it (which is wishful thinking!).

Giving it away appears to be the same as gifting so maybe check for rules around that?

that's where you want to go hunting.I'm not a lawyer, but a financially sophisticated woman will understand that an engagement ring worth less than $14,000 probably avoids any question over whether the ring is subject to the gift tax.

My question is: if we redeem our personal credit card points for Lowe’s / home dept gift cards to go towards supplies/materials/cabinets etc, can we deduct that as an expense even though we used a gift card vs a credit card or cash?