We self-manage and I do most of the maintenance work.As I see things, the overwhelming reality of western PA in my rental market segment is that small outfits like ours are almost exclusively composed of greedy and stupid landlords who routinely lie to, steal from, and cheat their tenants as a matter of course. 

I would encourage you to look at your broker exclusive agreement becuase that may add restrictions as to what you can do without paying extra money.

As an investor I would not advise you to sign an exclusive agreement with a broker.  

Not in your area, but works exclusively with investors.

If the QOF investment is held for longer than 5 years, there is a 10% exclusion of the deferred gain.

We operate almost exclusively in SFH's. 

Hi, question- is it a law that we have to sign a exclusivity form with our agent to put a bid in for the state of Michigan?

You'd want to have someone do a btu/square feet estimate given the characteristics of your property and climate zone.I first got the idea when staying in a Marriott timeshare in Dillon, CO that was heated exclusively with electric baseboard. 

Armin made a good point about capital gains exclusion due to the primary residence and living in the property 2 out of the last 5 years.I also want to say, I fundamentally disagree with the perspective of @Darius Kellar. 

What the IRS does stipulate that all activities of the plan must be for the exclusive benefit of the plan beneficiaries.The IRS recommends the following criteria to determine if a plan’s policies are for the exclusive benefit of the plan participants: The cost of an investment must not exceed its fair market value (FMV) at the time of its purchase.A fair return commensurate with the prevailing rate must be provided.The investment must be sufficiently liquid to permit distributions per the plan terms.The safeguards and diversity that a prudent investor would adhere to must be present.So put that in perspective relative to the lending arrangement you are considering.