Whether or not the other benefits of new construction outweigh this diminishment of potential appreciation could be the topic of another post.Deeper dive and feedbackI’d be super interested to hear from folks on this topic.

Sales folks bend over backwards to try and solve issues but their accounting department do not provide any support.  

Hey folks.

Are there any folks who have moved forward with Scott Smith and his team who wouldn’t mind telling me how you like there services?

As for Portland its downtown while business wise has been really hurt.. and its started with theBLM riots ( or should i say peaceful protest) that and those nice Antifa folks fire bombing things destroyed many many business's the inner city real estate is nothing like back east. but they have got to get a handle on the homeless.. 

I found another home that’s move-in ready, and I’d prefer to use a second VA loan since the rates are much better than those for an investment loan in this case.For context: I’ve lived in my current home for over two years, still have VA loan entitlement left (with a down payment), and plan to occupy the second home as my primary residence.

The folks staying in your unit want a seamless transition to their new living quarters, and the person paying wants an easy way to cross out that line on their to-do list.

@Llewelyn A. and @Ralph Chiaia may be good folks to reach out to and see if they have any referrals/recommendations! 

The folks here are giving you solid advice to do everything in your power to avoid taking ownership until he passes.

(Could be process, communication, or a number of other things).Now the thing I'll mention that you might want to chat with someone about is that many folks don't take the Sec. 121 exclusion into account for situations like yours.