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Page,3 3 of 201500633 The parties bought a house located at 803 S. Sycamore in 1993 or 1994. That house was later sold and the parties received approximately $40,000 from that sale. They then purchased a house at 2222 W. 17 Plaintiff testified that she didn't know if the proceeds from the S. Sycamore property sale were applied against the W. 17 Street property and also stated she "believed ", but didn't know, if the proceeds from Defendant's 401(k) were applied to the mortgage. The more reliable and credible evidence is that $40,000 from the sale of the S. Sycamore property was applied against the mortgage or the down payment on the current residence that was purchased for $92,000 and the remaining mortgage balance of approximately $52,000 was paid by Tung T. Le. The evidence by Defendant showed that Tung paid the mortgage payments until 2009 when he paid off the mortgage balance. Whether such payments are treated as a gift to Defendant or a loan to Defendant is inconsequential and Defendant should be given credit for the loan or gift from Tung T. Le. Although Plaintiffs attorney seems to insinuate that such payments were a gift to Plaintiff also, such claim is contrary to the evidence since Plaintiff was unaware that the payments were even being made. The only evidence of the value of the real estate, other than the purchase price, is the value as of the date of the final hearing, $102,979. At the time of separation the parties owned a 1994 Nissan King Cab which is valued by Plaintiff at $1,450 and a 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier which is valued by Plaintiff at $1,725. Defendant testified that the parties minor son was involved in