Does anyone know if it's possible to pay all cash to take their name off of the deed, thereby avoiding closing costs, refinancing, capital gains, etc?

. - it's long.. 1,500 words ^^)Bottom line - find ways to deliver value to others, no matter what the field, and you'll gain access and opportunities.

I look forward to gaining some valuable insight as I begin my journey! 

I look forward to gaining as much knowledge as I can from here. 

By no means am I expert at this yet, but reading is the key to gaining knowledge in this industry.  

My thoughts are - use the capital to gain an equity stake in the company without investing any of my own capital, use the capital and provide capital of my own and take a percentage equity stake, use the capital and pay a fixed rate of interest (approx. 10%). 

@Jenn Kinchen Networking with professionals in the industry, marketing directly to the owners (calling and mailing), and establishing yourself as the go to player in your market for bigger deals is gaining some traction for us. 

I was not mentioned on said paperwork, and since ultimately he rejected my requested commission, I'm not gaining anything financially in the property besides my partnership with the buyer

Then you need to simultaneously identify a new property and sell this one.Its lot more complicate, but working with a good team will get you through this and avoid capital gains on the property sale.Upen Patel, Mortgage BankerFederal NMLS# 1374243 

Through various jobs i have gained a good amount of handyman skills and would like to use that to my advantage.