Can I gift him money to put for a downpayment and still be on the deed/title as co-owner?

Funds received as gifts and used to purchase the property may not be reimbursed with proceeds of the new mortgage loan.

Fed is giving everyone a massive gift now to just wait for 12-18 months. 

I dont know about you, but thats preety easy money. so why not gift or provide 1-2k to a client to sweeten their deal, Imean they did just line your pocket, and save you time. ;-)Anyway, this trategy is based on what works in my market. tweak it and make it work for yours.

It's a rare gift; don't squander it. 

The way I view it, you've been given a gift by your employer that you should take advantage of.

There is an annual gift tax exclusion of $14k.  

Some rental owners incentivize tenant participation by passing along the savings from this grant in the form of a gift card."

Love watching you complete your projects, you guys have a special gift!

I am extremely gifted at following a system and building a team of like-minded people, both that want to market the education and those that want to simply pursue RE as their means for making a living or a combo group that wants to do both.