$100 gift card with a 6 month lease?

Back in January I was trying to buy a rental from a family friend with conventional finance but since I got a generous gift from my family I had to wait for it to season.

Be on the lookout for what excites you and what you are curious about and what your gifts might be.

The Realtor can't pay you a cash referral if you aren't licensed but you could ask for a gift card (and cash that in)Just one idea where everyone would benefit.

I'd gift them to you if it were possible! 

It certainly can't be in the form of a gift, but what other solutions are there we could utilize to structure things to get around the 5 year minimum?   

If it's a good tenant give them a gift card to walmart.  

You can also get a 'gift of equity' if buying from a family member.  

Hello everyone,I asked in another forum how I could take over a mortgage loan (37K ) (home value 100-120k) for a disabled family member was told the best course of action is "to find a local lender familiar with the nuances of gifts of equity AND the "principal residence guidelines apply if..." exceptions for if/when you are providing housing for a disabled/sick/retired parent (which you ARE doing it sounds like, so this isn't being sneaky or fraudulent).

As you already know, in a community property state (CA), you two own everything equally (as long as the property was not purchased prior to marriage, or was inherited or gifted to you personally).