This means not only is the home clean and undamaged, but also the home has been fully updated to modern standards.

Has anyone run into this scenario and are there any solutions: My husband has relocated to New Bedford, MA and I am still at my job in Dallas. 

I'm actually trying to find solutions via alternate methods.

Originally posted by @Doron Rice:This post will give you some solutions:  Solutions to getting gifts for downpaymentsThe bottom line: You haven't talked to enough lenders or thought thru enough scenarios to make the gift work.  

From the investor’s perspective, single family rentals (SFR) have become a popular and lucrative investment strategy.If you are an investor in the market looking to acquire rental properties, Colony American Finance is a leading provider of financing solutions to residential real estate investors.

., you get the picture.The solution we've come up with is instead of selling the entire package, just sell part of it (Equity Transition).  

On rentals, I always try to rule out the simply solutions before I get to the more difficult ones.

Making the tenant accountable can counter this waste.Some of my landlord friends have "Christmas Story" type basement fights with the boilers in winter (or big plumber bills--to pay them to fight)...Of course, your market, energy sources, and your building type may vary, but any solution where you can make each unit responsible for its own heat and hot water (and minimize maintenance) is ideal.

Solution: Get your license. 

As one would imagine, such large one-off lodging were unique and rich experiences, as they were run individually and without modern day economies of scale.It took almost a century for the hotel industry to change, and the 1950s and 60s began the second age of the hotel.