This has made all the difference for us. Being

The idea that rental property isn't supposed to generate immediate income is outrageous, wasn't acceptable the way it is now in the past, and only exists because people keep trying to hump the over inflated property value bubble. 

I'm still in the learning phase but feel like I'm getting over the hump.

I'm a Canadian living in Canada, but I'm mostly interested in investing in the US. Being

Will both of us be eligible for the exclusion, or will it be prorated based on our respective occupancy durations?

They do periodic inspections of the property, but the big hump is just the initial one.

My wife and I have only ate take-out from local restaurants when we haven't cooked at home to try to help out and it eerie to see empty restaurants and us being the only car in the parking lot at a high time... that can't be good.

Hi all and @Troy Bevans,First off great attitude about us being stronger as a group than individually.

Most of these planks can't have more than a few 16ths of an inch deflection or voids/humps.

But getting over that hump has been and still is the hardest part for me.