What are your favorite markets in Cleveland for 6-8 key apartment complexes?

You cannot gift this to him.

I am now an "expert" in financing (have borrowed from 20+ HMLs and talked to over 200+ commercial/asset-based lenders), exit strategies (lease options is my favorite), partnerships (everything I've done in real estate has been with partners), and tax/legal strategies (although I'm always going to tell you to consult an attorney/CPA). 

(This does not mean you have to have handmade gift baskets for every guest; it mostly means being prompt and clear with your communication, responsive to any issues, and providing a clean, comfortable place to stay that is accurately reflected in your listing)So, while I know we all want plug-and-play numbers, there's too many variables for something like that to be effective; this is what I have to offer. :)

The Village at Sunriver has breweries, restaurants, coffee shops, ice cream, gift shops, a kids fun zone, sports equipment rentals, etc. 

Large and national may give you scale of price but be harder to talk strategically with. and you may find that your experience is still determined by the quality and experience of sales person you are assigned to.There's a lot of moving parts but as you can imagine, if the IRS is going to give you an incredible gift like the 1031 to leverage your portfolio it's going to come with some hoops and strings :)

Next, we thought maybe he could just gift the cash to me and we could write a contract saying I agree to close.

@Jordan Moorhead what are some of your favorite aspects of KW?

@Preston DoeHere are my favorite books that you can check out:Multifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!

@Tanaya FisherAdditionally, if your weekends are free from your other job hours, you can hold open houses which have been my favorite lead gen strategy.