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29 December 2015 | 24 replies
You can possibly gift the funds to him, but I am not sure if this will create a tax issue.
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5 September 2015 | 9 replies
A family member entitled to the commission may also provide it as gift funds to the borrower.
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19 March 2014 | 6 replies
They said it would have to be documented as a gift but it's not an issue.
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27 October 2013 | 6 replies
Entertaining clients for coffee, lunch, welcome home gifts, may be $100 a month really depends, but small residential deals, you might get by that cheap.
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9 November 2013 | 7 replies
My thought is to just gift the money for the down payment to my mother.
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18 November 2013 | 8 replies
I suppose perfectionism can be a gift and a curse.
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16 April 2012 | 14 replies
but make sure you have something to offer...for example, offer up your side of the commission on any deals where they re the listing agent.Once you've donea deal, stay in contact, send chocolate to the office, send holiday gifts/cards, etc.
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26 September 2014 | 4 replies
Could be a tax issue for your relative since the IRS could consider it a gift and you might have to pick up the interest as income.
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27 July 2019 | 23 replies
They are generally not philanthropic by nature, however, this isn't necessarily bad.
16 September 2019 | 9 replies
Originally posted by Ofgift Gift: Is he required to by state law?