Warranty Deed, which are more "legit" specifically says how much claim you had in the property before transferring it over.

@Amy Martin, If this isn’t about “teaching life lessons” (you'll get a lot of unsolicited advice on parenting on BP, I'm sure... lol), then I don't see why gifting/providing income isn't a valid option.

These answers validated what I was thinking of doing. 

It's the reason we target this product- for robustness in recessionary environments... and our sellers' stoic behavior is validation if anything. 

She signed a warranty deed for it and was making regular mortgage payments until the borrower died in 2015.

No, a mortgage loan is based on the purchase price and the asset's value validated by an appraisal.

@Jesse Leon Storey all the points made above are valid and explore them for sure..............a couple of practical considerations.

Validate with several other nearby, similar properties and extrapolate the land value from that. 

This is a valid question @Patrick Pierre - especially because we all work so hard to save up for each investment property.It's OK if it doesn't cashflow from day one.

I was 21 years old and unsure if my uneasiness came from writing someone else’s paycheck or if my feelings were valid because I saw the end of my cash.