The easiest way to do this would be separate bank accounts, yes.

Seems the safest / easiest way to get your foot in the door.

Make the least expire 2-4 weeks before the easiest time for you to find a tenant.

You do want to make sure they provide a good ROI for you to warrant such a nice gift!

., when the 'something', whether it's money or a gift, is tied to the fact that the sale closed), the recipient needs to have a real estate license because it qualifies as a referral fee.The advice I've gotten when I want to thank a client for referring another client to me (a box of chocolates is what I usually do, sounds simple but it goes over well) is to make sure I send it when I get the referral, not after the new client's deal has closed, so that it's clearly a thank you for the referral and not connected to the closing.Probably in your state code of legislation for real estate agents this is addressed somewhere.

Its my spiritual gift. 

What’s the easiest way to get in touch?

Since you are a veteran, the easiest way to enter into REI is through a VA loan and finding small residential multifamily to house hack.

So I'll assume that the cash flow AND cash on cash return is really good here -- if so, don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Pre-foreclosure lists are one of the easiest to get so there's a lot of competition there.