Also, could make evictions for non-payment of rent more difficult.There are easier ways to encourage on time rent payments.... clearly state the terms in your rental agreement, discuss the importance of timely rent at the time of move in, make paying rent easy, establish and enforce reasonable late fees, follow up on stragglers by offering to them a move out plan, use "pay rent or quit" notices appropriately, reward tenants who pay on time by letting them know you appreciate it... tell them in person, send a thank you note, or periodically surprise them with a thank you gift.

That's 2 calls to the MO REC, 2 calls to brokers, and a gift or only $70 to the clerk of court to file suit on behalf of both tenants.

For option 3, to avoid the reduced rent issues mentioned by Michelle Na , you can offer a one time gift card or a certain amount.

I do this by asking about their lives when we end up on the phone, sending a baby gift when they are expecting, sending Christmas card, finding ways to make minor upgrades to the property (new ceiling fan, paint touched up, ect) if they resign their lease, or simply doing something more than I said.

Offer 1 or both as incentives to rent the house as gifts .

i went to one of my units to fix a faucet, and out back is a german shepherd chained up to the fence...i tell tenant no pets, and she says she has no where to put the dog because it was a gift..don't you know i allowed it to stay?

Her atty will claim that 45 was gift from your mom because a) lien was not recorded at time of purchase and b) as a result of marriage at the time of acquisition she is entitled to her 50% of 45K.

Assuming they aren't behind on their rent ;)I'm wondering what gifts I could give them that also help keep the property maintained... vacuum, fire extinguisher, plunger, haha.Or maybe a gift card or gift basket, something to show that I appreciate them.

(b) Transfer treated as gift; transferee has transferor’s basisIn the case of any transfer of property described in subsection (a)—(1) for purposes of this subtitle, the property shall be treated as acquired by the transferee by gift, and(2) the basis of the transferee in the property shall be the adjusted basis of the transferor.

As to no interest, the IRS will apply an imputed interest rate to your father unless it can be explained as a family transaction and gifting perhaps.