For the first few years I would post during renovations and even show the units to multiple applicants but I found that 98% of them lacked the vision to be able to “see” what the finished project would look like and then after the original pictures were sent or the showing I lost pretty much all of the applicants.

The money that is being held that you say is "refundable" won't be because you can't defer the capital gain on the 15% of gross that is being withheld because those funds are unavailable to be included in the next transaction within the timeframe required by the 1031 exchange. 121 home sale exclusion is not applicable to foreign owned investment property. 

City staff are meticulous at making sure the applicants for a license are in fact the primary residents of the property - including interviewing neighbors.

The power of knowledge is not is it's acquisition, but it's application. 

Right now, I am looking to get into co-hosting either on AirBnb/VRBO or any other rental applications.

However, it is mostly geared toward a person who has a W-2 job themselves, which is not the case for me, so there are some applications that I am finding confusing. 

If the deed holder is a Wyoming LLC, paying recurring registers agent fees (if applicable) is still going to be more cost effective relative to transferring the asset. 

The reality is you would really be renting to and depending on the husband whom you can not screen.To be honest I have never had a perfect applicant so it has always been very easy to justify rejecting any applicant for a reason that is not discriminatory or a violation of codes. 

My application says the home should rent for $1500 and is worth $195k. 

@Anthony Zotto- if you started the application with the CU and locked the rate in - your rate wont  automatically  decrease  if  rates  improve .