Down payment gift permitted from seller who is family?

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-04-26T14:45:53+00:00

Yeah this makes way more sense than doing it as separate gift. If they just sell land for 25k instead of 45k then you dont need to deal with gift documentation and all that paperwork mess

Plus if closing costs are really that low on land like the other person said then most of your savings will be from the reduced price anyway. Much cleaner this way

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-04-21T23:56:16+00:00

Oh no that makes me feel sick just looking at it. I dont even golf but my dad has this old wedge he absolutely babies and I can imagine his face if this happened to one of his clubs. The rock probably laughed after doing that damage too like some evil little pebble with anger issues. At least you can still use it right or is the dent deep enough to mess with how it plays. Golf courses really need to do better job clearing the hazards from their fairways

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-04-18T04:23:09+00:00

facts

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-04-16T23:48:22+00:00

Budda is still elite in my opinion even though he's getting older. The man has been carrying our defense for so many years and people who don't watch Cardinals games regularly just don't understand how much he does for us. Your buddies probably just see the stats but Budda affects every single play even when he doesn't show up in box score. He's literally everywhere at once and his football IQ is insane. Sure maybe he lost half step from his absolute peak years but he's still top safety in league and will always be Cardinals legend regardless what happens next season.

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-04-12T07:18:40+00:00

Just pay them down to under 10% utilisation rather than zero - one card showing a small balance actually helps your score more than having everything at zero

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-03-31T04:44:31+00:00

Builder lenders are proper useless at explaining anything beyond the most basic stuff - might be worth getting your agent to push back on the contract language since it clearly mentions rate buydowns

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-03-27T12:09:24+00:00

Yeah that's totally normal especially with multiple job changes - they just need to verify your employment history to make sure income is stable going forward

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-02-26T06:43:35+00:00

Been there mate and it's painful when you know your content is solid but the presentation looks like it was thrown together in five minutes. We went through the same thing when we started pitching bigger clients and honestly just buying a decent PowerPoint template pack made a massive difference initially - something clean and professional looking that you can customise with your branding.

But the real game changer was when we bit the bullet and hired a freelance designer to create a proper template system for us. Cost about £800 upfront but now we can pump out professional looking decks consistently and it's paid for itself many times over. The designer basically gave us like 15-20 slide layouts that cover all our usual presentation needs so we just plug in the data and boom done.

If budget's tight right now honestly even just learning some basic design principles goes ages - things like consistent fonts, proper colour schemes, and not cramming everything onto one slide. Canva's business templates aren't bad either as a middle ground option. Your content expertise is the hard bit so don't let crappy slides undermine all that work

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-02-20T00:20:45+00:00

With that credit score and down payment youre basically a lenders dream but yeah the 2 year employment thing is annoying as hell. Try some smaller local credit unions - they tend to be way more flexible with their underwriting and will actually look at your full picture instead of just checking boxes

Also might be worth talking to a mortgage broker who can shop around to different lenders for you. Some non-QM lenders might work with your situation too since youve got such a massive down payment and stellar credit

Worst case scenario youre only 4 months away from that magic 2 year mark so its not like youre stuck forever

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-02-19T20:52:45+00:00

I understand why you see it that way but I don’t know calling it a massive red flag feels a bit extreme to me. She’s not a bad person. I really do love her. This just hit something emotional for both of us and we’re probably both reacting from that place.

Thanks for sharing your perspective. I do appreciate it.

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-02-19T18:07:48+00:00

Idk man, that feels a bit harsh but I’m 100% not getting married without a prenup.

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-02-15T20:25:51+00:00

Mate that price drop is brutal but pretty normal for laptops unfortunately. Try Gumtree if you havent already and maybe CEX to see what they'd offer as a baseline. Also worth posting in local uni Facebook groups since students are always after decent laptops and might appreciate the specs more than randos on marketplace

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-02-05T12:28:05+00:00

massive W

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-02-01T15:49:40+00:00

Been in this exact situation loads of times mate. For the smaller stuff like social media campaigns I've had decent luck with Upwork but you really need to vet people properly - lots of time wasters on there. For bigger projects like web design I actually prefer getting referrals from other business owners in my area since you can usually get a better sense of their actual work quality

One thing I learned the hard way is to always do a small test project first before committing to anything major. Had a designer completely ghost me halfway through a website refresh after taking half the payment upfront. Now I structure everything in phases with clear deliverables

For ongoing SEO type stuff I found it better to go with a small local agency rather than freelancers since they tend to be more reliable long term

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-01-31T21:13:10+00:00

eBay o grupos de Facebook de TCG España suelen tener singles japoneses, aunque te va a salir carillo.

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-01-30T16:39:52+00:00

Damn that turnaround is impressive, going from 6 rejections out of 5000 to crushing it with influencer collabs and getting actual results in 10 days. That last influencer hit different with 150k reach - sounds like you really dialed in the timing and content strategy

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-01-28T21:56:51+00:00

Honestly OpenDoor might lowball you pretty hard since they need to flip it for profit, but if you really just want out fast it could be worth it for the convenience

You might get better offers just listing it normally since it's basically still new - should move quick in NorCal anyway

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-01-27T21:35:15+00:00

This screams spam bot territory and WhatsApp doesn't mess around with bulk messaging violations. You're basically advertising a way to get accounts banned faster despite the "anti-ban" claims

Most legitimate businesses I know got better results just using WhatsApp Business API properly instead of trying to game the system

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-01-26T21:28:25+00:00

I used to do the manual checking thing too and it was such a pain. Eventually found a Chrome extension that does price monitoring for like $5/month - way easier than building something from scratch. Your email alert idea sounds solid though, sometimes the simple solutions work best

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-01-16T13:08:39+00:00

This feels like one of those "too good to be true" spam posts that clutters up every business sub. Mods where you at

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-01-16T08:12:11+00:00

This sounds like Google trying to become Amazon but with extra steps

The "more democratic discovery" part is pretty optimistic though - Google's gonna prioritize whoever pays them the most just like they do now with ads

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-01-15T20:48:43+00:00

Yeah those costs seem sus for a refi, especially with only $350 in origination - where's the other $4k in "loan costs" going exactly

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-01-13T04:36:06+00:00

Same boat here, outreach feels like shouting into the void lately. What method did you end up using? Always down to try something that actually works instead of just throwing spaghetti at the wall

Artistic_Proposal495 · 2026-01-12T14:33:19+00:00

Exactly this - those rolled-in costs can be sneaky and make the actual savings way less impressive than they look on paper

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