You will receive 3 free gifts and the upgrade discount.

There are different types of trusts that accomplish differing objectives.A few examples of trusts:- asset protection- land trusts for privacy- estate planning trusts- sheltering wealth transfer taxes- trusts that can shelter or reduce state income tax exposure- trusts that can hold membership or limited partnership interests and provide income, estate, gift, and GST tax protection- etc.

I watched my dad get laid off just so the companies could save money and watched my mom get excited for $.50 raises like it was a gift from God.

I see gurus come to my town all the time with gifted speakers and within an hour into the presentation they have dozens of people lining up with credit cards to purchase their coaching.

My parents want to gift my $5,000 towards the house and want to know how it will be most beneficial to me.

Sure, we have some $2000+ up rentals, but those are high-end Class A and do not apply to this discussion as far as a general rule.If a tenant makes less than $1,500 / month and pay $500 or more for rent, they only have $999 or less to live on: groceries, utilities, gasoline, car repair, credit cards, medical care, "fun" (they always have money for fun, it seems), Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, clothing, unlimited cell phone data plan, 300 channels of Cable TV and all the rent-a-center payments. 

When I finally landed back in Memphis a few days later he had sent a thank you gift for taking the time to hang out and share.  

Your dad runs a succeasful real estate business so you were gifted with the knowledge on how to make money from an early age.

Talk to your CPA about 'gifting' the properties and any other wealth to your heirs before you die.

If the buyer is an investor (who may fix and flip or rent out) might workout to have the current occupant allow access and give them a small gift card.