Hopefully I can contribute to the forums and network with others to make it through this challenging market......

Unless there is more to the structure of the deal than you have told us, the charity is working with a property buyer who just happens to be purchasing the relinquished property in someone else's 1031 exchange.The presence or absene of an exchange seems incidental to the deal.I am guessing that the charity is working with a buyer who is using a loan program that does not permit seller assistance with the downpayment, but will allow the downpayment to come from a charity, but has a property under contract with a downpayment concession from the seller.The seller "contributes" the amount of the downpayment to the charity, and the charity funnels the money back to the buyer as a gift at the settlement table.

A big huge thanks for all the knowledge dispensers.Hoping to learn a lot and contribute something in return in due course.With the very best regardsFred

Yes, I'm sure you're academic record is quite impressive, and no-doubt the contributions you have made to your academic field is equally so.I'll consider that carefully next time I reference it...

I think this will give vendors on this site a reason to contribute more often and strive for better customer service.Good reviews=more businessBad reviews=less business

If you partnered with a nonprofit, the seller could charitably contribute $18,000 to the nonprofit, and you could obtain short term financing for the 82k balance using the 18k donation as leverage or your partnerships "skin in the game" so to speak.

Contributions from members of BP will continue to help make this place one of the top sources of information.....

So I guess that is free TV, for those who like to watch it and don't contribute to it.

I want to contribute to the forum by spreading my knowledge of the real estate and learn and ask questions on how to capitalize with my connections, market, strategy and a newly found library on real estate topics (biggerpockets.com).

Al, if you have something to contribute to the discussion, please post here.