Their distant relatives now occupy the property as the father said they could live there before he passed away.

My father is a GC, so that's why I quoted the numbers for the jacuzzi and deck area on the low side, but yes costs of everything have definitely gone up.  

Both my parents (father and mother) can each give me $15,000 (dad gives me $15k, mom gives me $15k) in the same year for a total of $30,000 untaxed or need to report.3.

It was my Father In-Laws primary residence and we took it over when he passed away.  

Lastly, for what it's worth, Lazaro is listed online as being 60-64 years old:  http://www.whitepages.com/name/Lazaro-Kiselhttp://radaris.com/p/Lazaro/Kisel/Hardly seems old enough to be the father of the person depicted in Raphael's user photo. 

I have a HFA loan for my primary residence and would be obtaining a rental property with my father and his VA loan.

Definitely a nightmare for my father and myself since I am entering the field this year.

I made reservations for my father and I.

Or maybe there are just cheapskates everywhere you look who "know the price of everything and the value of nothing," as my father used to intone.All the best and thanks for the resourceful comments!

My father is a contractor and will remodel it for a good price, but I need to come up with the money to pay him in a timely manner.