It'll be  My gift to myself on my next closed deal!

Why not send it to collections and if you collect in full you can always gift some of it back.

I had a lender pair up with me and he buys the gift card and I give him the information.

I was also told by this Victoria Lansen that the property was a gift, the people had moved and they just wanted it sold. 

@Shane BoydMany realtors have that gift of gab which lends itself to gaining listings and clients and doing a great job of pointing out the pros and cons of a property as a primary residence but don't have the business acumen, delegation skills or straight up "cojones" that flipping takes.  

I have contact with my tenants on average twice a year, once to send them a Christmas Thank You gift for being a good tenant and I allow them 1 complaint a year!

Conversation starter, learn about your customers, and you wouldn't believe how many problems you can solve with a $50-$100 gift card from their favorite place. 

For the lurkers laughing at this conversation, the correct answer is that you can reduce your taxes but you can't completely eliminate them unless you use a trust or similar vehicle to gift the property to your heirs.

They had my sister sign a gift of equity to us even though we had been buying the home from her.

All good groups.Read BiggerPockets a lot, and get on the forums - huge help, especially when you're learning.The BP books by J Scott are great, as are the books from the 'Millionaire Real Estate...' series by Gary Keller - there's one of Flipping, Holding, Being a Real Estate Agent, and the main book.For mindset, 'Think and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill, Rich Dad Poor Dad, The Power of Positive Thinking, and The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews.