More importantly, you are attempting to advertise the property on public forums. 

Some of our initial baseline, no-go, criteria when we first listed were: 600+ credit score, no evictions, no bankruptcy, and income 3x rent... however, after finding that very few interested parties were eligible to even "enter a review phase" of landlord verifications etc, we loosened up a bit and went to an objective scoring model that I tweaked from a few ideas obtained after speaking to both rental professionals in my local area and some on this forum. 

But city governments, schools, public libraries and first responders could face major budget shortfalls."

Looks like they are a public company so there should be plenty of historical information online about them.Penn Capital Short Duration High Income Fund | penncapital

For example, many will obtain a homeowner’s policy for a vacant flip – at about 1/3 the cost.

Typically it is binary, you either meet the 24 month requirement or you don't...there are a couple of exceptions for moving in less than 24 months which you can review here:https://www.irs.gov/publications/p523#en_US_2023_publink1000...Look at the "Partial exclusion" section

Dave Ramsey might feel the way he does about debt because he got burned and declared bankruptcy (a publicized fact), and you are influenced by your past and learn from it and others might benefit from sharing.My biography is what is it and is fully disclosed on several public websites by 3rd party regulators (TSBPA, FINRA, NFA, TDI, etc) and reiterated on several of my own.  

Based on my reading of IRS Publication 523 (Selling Your Home), it appears that I must report the sale of the original property on Form 8949 and Schedule D, given that I received a 1099-S.

Is there a way to obtain a reliable number?

Here in NY, I here to go through the community board first, then obtain a variance through the zoning board.