If it was a gift, it had to be in our accounts.

Also, it would be a lot harder to cash flow if you are paying interest to 2 difference sources.While technically that is true, in Canada you are not permitted to borrow any portion of the downpayment, when financing conventionally, and the result would be the lender's withdrawal.All, or part, of the downpayment may be gifted to you (the giver will likely be asked to sign an attestation that the amount is a gift).

Starbucks $50 gift cards can be given as gifts which translate into expenses.

My whole entire life, I have had the gift of learning from other peoples mistakes and limiting making mistakes myself. 

It is Uncle Sam's gift to you for buying dirt in the good 'ol US of A, along with depreciation :)https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/11/0...Hopefully these links help clear things up!

Someone accidentally sent a wedding gift to her old address - my rent house.

Even though it may feel like that money is dead (it's not) compared to the returns you would see in real estate, it also gives you the gift of being able to use leverage more responsibly.

There are a lot of ways to invest in RE, and it may benefit you to learn more about them.I think one of the greatest gifts many of us received was the fact that we had to learn a lot about investing on our own and start with little or nothing.

That means you can save each and every penny you earn or that is given you as a gift.

I just bought it as an Christmas gift for Dad from Ebay but alas, it didn't come with the board...kind of integral.