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Mark Towey Need Advice: Smartest Move for Buying Our First Home?
6 June 2025 | 6 replies
If you and your fiancé are already living together, rather than asking for wedding presents, let people know you are saving for a house and would welcome gifts of any size towards a down payment instead of an air fryer.As Drew mentioned, what you get approved for is based on how much money you make and your debt. 
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Erik Hess Brand New to this
5 June 2025 | 1 reply
Flip houses or Income properties to fund lavish vacations / gifts and to help children pay off college loans.3.
John Brinson Should I invest in Washington DC or Bremerton WA?
24 June 2025 | 13 replies
Or she could look into getting a FHA loan and you could “gift” her the down payment. 
Michael Romero Quadruplex in Indy - $58k in repairs. Seller offers only $12.5k in price reduction.
9 June 2025 | 6 replies
I can’t believe he gave you the $12.5K on top of the $20k closing gift.
Brian Malavsky How do you handle showing requests while current guests are still in the unit?
1 June 2025 | 8 replies
Maybe I'd send them a gift afterwards =)
Tyler Chismarick Looking for options on buying a first home with low down payment.
5 June 2025 | 3 replies
FHA LoanDown payment: Just 3.5%More flexible on credit and debt-to-income ratiosYou can use gift funds for the down paymentAllows multi-family (up to 4 units) if you live in one — great if you’re house hacking curiousExample: For a $300K home, you'd need ~$10,500 down (plus some for closing costs, which can sometimes be covered by seller credits or down payment assistance)2.
Nina Diehl Should I keep a grill at the long-term rental?
3 June 2025 | 5 replies
@Nina Diehl  depending on the condition of the grill either dispose of it or you can just gift or token sale it to the tenant renting if you know it works.
Braeden Hilbish 1031 Exchange for Barndominium
26 May 2025 | 5 replies
But… Because you were gifted the property you inherited the giver’s cost basis.
Jim K. Self-managing affordable-housing landlord/property manager on a bicycle/e-bike
18 June 2025 | 18 replies
Add to that a landlord who shows up driving a flashy car and dressed to the nines, and you have a clear starter recipe for rental nonpayment problems and a bag of concrete flushed down the toilet as a parting gift by an evicted tenant.