I don't care because I want to gain PM experience.

They like getting their “mailbox money” and spreading out the capital gains over time.  

If you ever need help, I’d love to assist you in gaining more knowledge in real estate investing and blending your construction and remodeling experience for success in this new chapter.

It shows future guests that you’re being attentive and doing what’s needed to remediate the situation.

Since you lived there more than 2 years in the past 5 most, if not all, of your capital gains should be tax free.  

In addition to that, here are a few pieces of advice that might help you on your journey:Wholesaling as a Launchpad: Wholesaling can be a great way to generate capital and gain valuable experience in the market without the need for significant upfront investment.

Being a licensed agent obviously saves me the commission loss, but I would like to at least hold more than a year to stay away from short term capital gains taxes.

I'm trying to start off small and gain my way up the ladder.

Gaining connections with agents, investors, and wholesalers for off market deals is obviously a sure way to find properties under value.

If I were to answer my own question - I'd say focus on flipping properties while you're young since it will give you a higher ROI and capital gains.