Regarding the cars, could you perhaps donate them to a charitable foundation?  

I'm talking about a charitable remainder trust.

I have a piece of land in Thurston County I am thinking of donating since it will help minimize capital gains. I need a charity in Washington state that does not have an extremely high minimum value. The tax exempt or...

In my mind, I treat my crowdfund investments as a charitable donation as soon as I make them because most (at least the ones that are equity based) are likely to fail, as most small businesses do, within 5 years after launch according to the SBA.

But when I started out, I began raising money for a charitable cause tied to a real estate investment.

Acceptable sources of down payment include:Borrower's own funds: cash, savings, checking, retirement accounts, etc.Gifts from relative (blood or marriage), employer or labor union, charitable organizationSale from previous home, trade equity, rent equity, sweat equityGovernment grants and loansThe following are NOT acceptable sources: seller, real estate agent or broker, builder, associated entity, lender.

Is this just his way of being charitable or is he just trying to make the rent cheap to bring in tenants more quickly?

@Dennis WeberOne can make a direct distribution from an IRA to a charity, but it is only tax-exempted as a "Qualified Charitable Distribution" if you are over age 70 1/2 and therefore subject to Required Minimum Distributions from the IRA.Otherwise, you can take a distribution to yourself, which it taxed as income, then contribute it to a qualified charity or non-profit, which gives you a write off.It would be best to consult with your CPA on this topic.https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/retirement-pl...

While I think it best to adhere to the letter and spirit of the law, I can see how these new rules and regulations could hamper the works and efforts made by nonprofit and charitable organizations.

The reason I've gone into detail here is because of your charitable side, I don't think you are intentionally trying to be predatory, but it's a lack of education in following guru ploys is what I see.