In determining whether personal services provided in connection with making property available for use by customers are significant, all of the relevant facts and circumstances shall be taken into account.

Here's an article that goes into detail on how to handle and specifically discusses examples of calculations for 7 days or less.  

It will stair-step, I've talked about this in previous articles.

Options I’ve seen mentioned:Splitting the gift across multiple yearsStructuring part of it as a loan (and possibly forgiving later)Using a 529 plan contribution (not really applicable in my case but curious if relevant to others)Setting up a trust or custodial structureOr just taking the lump sum and filing the gift tax form, since it would fall under her lifetime exemption anywayThe goal is to use the money toward real estate investing—either as down payments on rentals or possibly paying off some existing debt.Has anyone here gone through something similar?

I don't think many investors look at DTI because it's less relevant.

I would be up for a conversation on High end flips and what you guys are doing to keep relevant. 

That’s why those $300k single family comps you’re seeing are relevant, even if they don’t tell the whole story.That said, I’d still run the income approach in parallel.

Your focus on tech and commercial deals is super relevant—so much is changing in how properties are valued and managed.One tip from my experience: network as much as you can early on.

How to target relevant connections?

It’s delivering relevance—furnishings, amenities, and ease.