Big Thanks, and Gift Coincidentally, I would like to publicly thank @Brent Coombs for bringing this topic up.  

Someone will say yes, and a good percentage will not charge you (still compensate them however you can, venmo, mail a gift card to them, their assistant, their office address etc..).

I do not get any money from TurboTenant, nor am I an owner or investor in the company.They have a referral program where they will send me a $25 home depot gift card for a referral - you don't have to use the referral codeI also use them for rent collection now since they do free credit reporting for tenantsStessaStessa is a website that I use to track all my expenses.It is another free site and you can pull reportsYou even can upload receipts.Roofstock recently purchased StessaCompletely freeZillow Rental ManagerI use this to collect rent.Free for the landlordTenant only pays a fee if they use a credit card to pay rent.

If you are trying to do major work internally and the tenant wants to leave early you have a gift that allows you to do it. 

We don't go overboard, but it looks pretty festive.I also leave out a few rolls of wrapping paper and tape for those that need to wrap gifts last minute.Right now we don't have a booking for Christmas to it was put back to standard, but if someone decides to book it, I will head over and bust 'em out!

(Unless the down payment is a gift.)The first year is typically a stabilization period, and you just can't do it with $0 of your own cash.The other ways - sure. 

When I bought my second home that I ended up using for a VRBO I used my HELOC for part of the down payment.The banks won't allow money that is gifted.

More importantly than the actual gift, was the boost to my mentality to keep pushing forward connecting.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. 

@Wesley W.My recommendation was that a one size gift fits all (gift card) approach is best if someone chose to do gifts at all.