@Ashley Gamble not sure how I didn't see this before but I hope you have made progress on this issue by now.

That isn’t “investing” or any “technique” it’s gambling.

They didn't want men gambling away the house in a poker game and leaving the women and children without a place to live.The intent I think for a home to be designated your homestead is that is where you live. 

If you invested $50k or $100k would that $10k or $20k be better investing it in a lower risk asset or continue to take the gamble of red vs black?

Guys with problems end up gambling everything away because they've lost too much to walk away now.

I am not out on the teaching circuit anymore, but I was for 15 years and have written 4 books, and many courses, on the lease option topic (one for the UK), so this topic hits close to home for me.  

Holding onto a property merely for tax considerations is a dangerous gamble.But if you want to gamble - yes, selling in a year without a W2 job usually saves on taxes.

I know that sounds crazy, and you and I would never think to do it, but people do.At the end of the day, inheriting tenants is a gamble and risk you need to factor in.

The area does not have explicit rules on STRs so its a gamble with that strategy.

Don't gamble.