We had to wait a few more days due to the title company needing to get documents together.  

Sounds like your 2 previous companies didn't know what they were doing.

My sacrifice… no haircuts and no fast food. 1 job full time, 1 full time side hustle. 0 debt at the time other than student loans.

Do you have a property management company you use? 

Hi @Chantelle Lewis - We run a boutique STR/MTR Management company here in LA.

I also invest in other assets such as stocks, and private companies as well.

I have some connections there with other hosts/STR companies.

Gifting equity in a house may be more trouble than it is worth if you are not near the life-time exclusion1) Potentially having to get the property appraised everytime an equity is gifted2) Having a title company update the title every time3) Exemption of the gift tax return is normally for cash gifts below the annual gift tax exclusion, you may still need to file if you gift non-cash4) If there is partial ownership over several years, having to properly pro-rate certain items such as real estate taxes, mortgage interest and rental income if the property is a rentalBest of luck 

Maintenance at at PM company or one of the big hedge owners like AH4R, leasing at apartment complex will teach you a lot about applications, fraud, leases, collections, evictions. 

I am under contract for a property out in Columbus and they are one of the few property management companies I am considering going with!