Our experience includes a previous flipping project where we gifted all profits to our parents.

I used an FHA loan with Gift money for the down payment How did you add value to the deal?

I like to send a gift card over the holidays.

Their downpayments are as low as 3.5% of the purchase price and allow "gifts" (meaning family members or friends can give you money) towards the closing costs. 

Well rounded: Your accountant should be familiar with real estate taxation, but it is equally important that your accountant has a general understanding on other types of accounting/tax issues as well (i.e. bookkeeping, individual taxation, estate/gift tax issues, etc.).

Chris,It depends if the person referring has a Real Estate License, in Florida we only allowed to give a gift of no more than $25.00 to non-licensed referral.

I actually give my tenants a little gift to start off our relationship nicely.

Welcome baskets: I include a 50 dollar gift card to my favorite local places to eat.

It helps that I also pay with 10 percent off coupons at Lowes and gift cards from Raise and/or Card Pool.And I do put washers and dryers in many of my rentals; however, if in your area tenants tend to bring their own then hold off on doing this. 

This house was gifted to my Wife and is sort of a family house, that has gone unused for 5+ years.