Although John qualifies for the capital gain exclusion because he used the home as his primary residence for 2 of the past 5 years, 50% of that gain does not qualify for the exclusion because 2 of the 4 years of ownership were attributable to non-qualified use.

I would paint instead of whitewash because you would have a brown shingled roof line with white bricks, not sure if that would look good or just stand out more.

Couple things stand out to me. 1.

what classcan you add any amenities to stand out from the competitionIs the local market over supplied with officewhat type of roof/conditionwhat is the going $/sq ft rate?

@David Fields I empathize with because I too have similar attributes to yourself.

I am the first backup offer..The first offer is an all cash close in 7 days.My question - Is there any way to beat out this offer or make my offer stand out..?

Any interest on a loan that is attributable to your investment in the property is also deductible.

Are there any stand out agents that anyone would recommend?

A portion of the gain is attributable to depreciation.

The reason you want to approach it this way is that if the gain attributed to your primary side is less than $250K you cannot take any overage and apply it to the other side.