I have an aluminium storm window and then wood interior, both single pane.

More importantly, he shared his story about retiring before his son was born, which is the best gift he had given himself; neither he nor his wife had to worry about childcare to go work jobs during the day, and they could focus on active parenthood.

I was working as a bartender and she had saved every single birthday, christmas, graduation, etc. gift I had ever gotten for this moment.

Especially in this business, where advertising, business gifts, travel, and depreciation are everywhere to be found. 

" Some of us are gifted with intelligence but all of us must earn wisdom." - Don Robers

You are just bored, which is common with smart/gifted children.

The issue is, conventional financing for investor homes does not allow for 'gifts' to be used on the down payment, so my partner can't simply give me the money for me to go take out a loan.

Get a gift or loan from family member in needed or start early.As offen as possible buy more real estate w positive CashFlow only.When the real estate market crashes like it did in 2008 .

Before people on this board started making gift baskets for new leasee's and calling them customers instead of tenants.Pivot?

Engage in any documentation, grant, conveyance, sale, lease, trust, or gift by which the distressed homeowner clogs the distressed homeowner’s equity of redemption in the distressed homeowner’s residence[.]”