If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

Looking for any creative input on how something like this could be structured.Taking part of the purchase price of real estate as a charitable donation and using said deduction to lower your taxes is tantamount to sending a cover letter to the IRS with your return requesting an audit.  

You want to talk to friends and family on this, I don't know anyone who would see this on the Internet and be like, yeah, this sounds like exactly what I am looking to do with my money.

Ian You're making $1.8k on the unit or the master bdrm?

Targeted marketing would come via social media, which is usually priced on a $ per impression or $ per click basis.  

Then change the locks and move on.

I've been on at least a half dozen posts on BP where people try to explain-away the fact that they broke the law. 

Based on a quick answer from Perplexity it seems like there would be no issue with you buying the home and collecting passive income, but you may not be allowed to manage it yourself since that is considered active work.

I would be much more specific on pricing.

Does anyone have any advice on the best way to find these lenders?