I usually ask about savings, whether parents or grandparents can help, if they can sell valuable possessions or take second jobs, get grants, gifts, use trust funds, personal loans or co-signers, or a combination of these alternatives with a complimentary loan program usually gets the ball rolling.

I turned over ALL of my profits to her as a gift.

Not 100% clear on the process for this, nor the tax implications in doing so (e.g. depreciation recovery, gift tax, etc.).4.

Then stack a further discount by buying discounted gift cards from a site like raise.com.  

It does have a rather large and intricate roof, which is why it was so much.I would suggest at least 6 months piti per property as well.

One is just giving a gift card in December no matter how long they have been with us or if they are current on rent.

and letting my mother " GIFT " the 2 sisters what ever amount is Legal to do , though I think they may come out on the short end of the stick doing it that way .I have no problem with any nursing home being paid for their services rendered ,just hate seeing any of her money going to the govt if it can be avoided

The kid is gifted with numbers, just like her mother (a CPA).

My 40th Birthday gift to myself was taking the plunge.

So you go to your grocery store and buy $15K worth of Home Depot/Lowe’s gift cards.