If you had a "donation" button on your posts, I'd show my appreciation :) Hope u and Brian don't mind if I ask more questions in the future.Thanks guys

Well to do citizens making large and regular donations to improve their public selective enrollment, magnet or neighborhood schools3.  

Then turn the lots into community gardens were the neighbors could grow veggies and fruits and do it all on the honor system..We see that here in Oregon there will be a little stand in front with freshly harvested fruits or veggies with a donation can ( Coffee can) and you just pull over and grab some tomato's or such and then leave your money in the donation can.. and every few days the volunteers that are tending the garden come by and empty the can.. and use that to buy things to better the garden...

Donate and help all you want through other channels and you can do that better and more confidently if your financial house is in order.Nothing against vets, I'm one but like everyone else being a vet doesn't necessarily make you a good tenant.Good luck!

Thanks to all of you that donate your time and knowledge to help newbies.

You can donate the property for a write off.  

They then donated it to a church in May of 2015 and I bought it from the church Sept 2015.

He seems concerned as i had alluded to about taxes and his legacy - as I think when he passes he'd like to donate everything to charity.  

The difference between what they put down and the appraised value would be my charitable donation.  

Board of Realtors all donating $100?