The reason being that if the money is gifted, there’s less questions or issues.

If family, they will have to gift you the money.

I find the most success when pairing my direct marketing with events and/or gifts.

Go ahead and make your lease with your child market rate and then gift them back whatever you want to up to the annual limits ($16K from each spouse to anyone they want). 

i am obtaining a neighbors property as a gift.

From a practical perspective, you are being gifted equity in a property and taking it subject to a mortgage.

I have a family member who has found themselves deep in financial trouble and they are wanting to sell their home to me at a massively discounted rate to pay off their debtors. The catch? They want to pay me rent to c...

You might want to look up gifting funds for the down payment.  

If anyone is gifting you money to help with the down payment be sure to have it done well ahead of your application and have records as FHA has fairly extensive documentation requirements.

"Once the right place is found I'll call my mom about a gift letter I know she will".