If your dad has the funds to cover that and then essentially reduce what he's giving you with regards to the house - then...

With a larger down payment, you can reduce your loan fees and interest expenses, and you will have an easier time qualifying for a hard money lender since you have no experience. 

Depreciation and other related costs will reduce that income tax burden owed to the state.

Then it hit me...I took the tile to the store, had them match a color to it and then reduced the color by 50% and 75%.

Keep in mind many buyers calculate/ add their own expenses thus lowering the cap rate that they see, so trying to be creative in reducing expenses (i.e. not including management even if you use it) may not be helpful.

In a short sale, the highest price yields the largest payoff on the obligation owed by the owner and reduces any deficiency which may be found to be due from the borrower, if any, so the Realtor has an obligation to act in a manner to reduce the client's potential liabilities and the degree that credit will be effected arising from the writeoff.

§§ 5101-5113).When reviewing the below comments we encourage HUD to keep in mind two of the purposes of the SAFE Act: (1) increase uniformity; and (2) reduce regulatory burden.

The seller's bottom line should be reduced by the 3% and you should get a check for the 3%.

In another situation, two or more properties are pledged as collateral for a loan where a loan might not be viable or as a function of reducing the lender's risk or as a function obtaining more favorable terms for the borrower such as a higher loan amounts, cash out options and perhaps lower interest rate to name a few.

The agent will facilitate the short sale, and if the bank approves, you can buy the property at the reduced price.Probably a good idea to create a relationship with an agent beforehand, and agree that this is how things will work.Also, be forewarned that many of the big banks have stipulations in their short sale approval letters that say you can't resell the property for some period of time -- for example, Wells Fargo requires you to wait 90 days to resell and Chase requires you to wait 120 days unless you do substantial improvements to the property.