If there is a Realtor, the deposit goes to the listing broker in escrow and forwarded on the date of settlement with certified funds usually carried by the listing agent if they even show up.I'm no techie, but I have not heard of providing funds on line as it would certainly open the door to making such deposit with a credit card and thereby, part of the down payment would then be from borrowed funds which can make financing more difficult.

Since your house would be constructed of all glass siding, durable non-glass siding would be available for an extra charge.

Walk into properties being renovated and get cards from the contractor or owner.

If you go to another lender they will most likely want to give you a 50% LTV, charge you an appraisal and fees for a new loan.

Sometimes it's worth it to pay $5 more to the mower guy because he also goes by with the trimmer and makes the yard look like a million bucks... sometimes it's worth calling a plumber to fix a drip cause even though he'll charge you $50 bucks to do something you can do for $5, it saves you 2 hours of driving and 110 miles on your car.

If you are charging less for regular tenants than you do section 8 tenants you will have a problem if you get caught.

I'm pushing for credit cards and lines of credit.

After the renovations I would charge my friend $600 "rent".

I'm not sure why you would partner with him if you are in charge of acquiring it and putting up the money.

To make this legal give them a gift card for a couple hundred bucks to a beautiful restaurant, or something of this nature.