My current favorite is to use the standard contract realtors use in my state of Arizona.

My favorite program has a 90-day seasoning requirement, and we often kick off the refinance around day 45-60 of ownership. 

Check out my personal favorite, Set For Life by Scott Trench , or The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey.3.

One of my favorites and most comprehensive to start is https://store.biggerpockets.co...Michael Zuber's two books are great too.We have a bunch of other resources we love if you are interested to not hesitate to reach out, connect, and DM me

You win because you're not losing out on rent and still getting good tenants, the tenants win because they get discounts, and the community wins because the people were proud to live there and help out the local economy.If I ever decide to get into big apartment complex investing I'd probably do something similar to this rather than giving discounts on rent or gifts or anything like that.

@Mark Byrge, you’re one of my favorite people today!

I felt a fiduciary duty to respect the gift I was given (and the person who gave it to me).  

Somebody could gift it to a wholesaler or previous buyer for a dollar and if the property is worth millions dollars in ARV and you get it for 70% of ARV minus your repair costs, then you should pay for it what it's worth.

Of course they are many ways to find deals, but there are favorites that always work.If you are new or need help or are in tough markets like CA, WA or especially Socal or even in AZ or NV this is the way to go.One approach I like is to send post cards.

His intent is to totally gift the property to his daughter as her inheritance.