I used Roofstock's referral from another investor so I got a prepaid gift card of $1000.

I am from the Seattle area and being a recent college graduate, this seems to be the easiest price point to dive into.

The easiest way to shop information on the markets is through turn key providers, once you get settled on a couple top contenders look at them in depth.

Once the dust settles there should be 310k remaining and a gift of equity amount of 140k.

We're getting them gift cards, nothing extravagant, just a happy holidays git. 

It sucks to do, especially when you have the right to evict, but cash-for-keys is often the easiest and cheapest solution.

I am being told that many “wealthy” investors do such a thing.Again, buying a property is not an expense no matter who is on the receiving end.If Company A purchased it for Company B, company A basically just gifted it to Company B and Company A will need to pay gift taxesIf Company A gave money to Company B, Company A either Loaned it or Contributed as Capital/EquityCompany A cannot expense it, because it isn't an expense. 

They'll see where this money came from and if it came from your friend it better be a gift you don't plan on repaying lol. 

@Justin McafeeThere may be gift tax implications if you are selling a house for less than FMV.If you are in a title company state, a title company should be able to handle the sale once a contract is drawn up.

That seems like the easiest and least expensive method.