If they do not agree to this, do not accept a check, trick to the contract and demand payment for every single late fee that you gifted them.Just another thought: Will they even qualify for a mortgage? 

easiest way is to engage a lot of different "Groups" on FB and other social media. 

If you pay your parents 'rent' (even if they are not asking for it) of up to $2500 per month, they can 'gift back to you' up to 15K apiece (30K total) with no tax consequence to you or them.

The easiest thing to do is stay for the year.

I did some research and made some calls and came across a gift of equity.

get them a gift card.... 

Thus, because the size of the units and timing (November and December are not the easiest months to find tenants), you are looking at 1,550-1,650 rents per unit most likely. 

That's the easiest and most direct way, perhaps. 

:One of the easiest and cheapest way to find off-market deals is by driving around your local market and taking note of properties that look distressed (boarded windows, old cars, uncut grass, etc.)

It is the best thing going and easiest to manage.