They can help you navigate any potential tax pitfalls and ensure that your strategy maximizes your benefits.Overall, your plan is ambitious and well thought out, but it’s crucial to keep these factors in mind to ensure success.

You're missing one factor: That you can sell your property and probably not pay capital gains since you've lived in the property for 2 our of the last 5 years.I'd split, sell and take the money (or most of it) cap gains free.

But it does not offer that 'wow factor'.

My fiancee has to commute to the loop, which is an important factor. 2.

Another factor that is very important is the bidding process. 

The 180 day limit was never a factor, even the 45 day limit didn’t come in to play. 

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However, increasing insurance rates means that this shortage is also increasing so my monthly payment is increasing exponentially to accommodate the increase in both my insurance rate and my shortage (my mortgage has increased over $400 monthly in the past 1.5 years because of these factors).TL;DR - Is it normal for a bank to require a positive escrow balance at all times like my current bank does?

The most important factor that I looked for was results and they have shown they have been getting results on not 1 website but multiple websites consistently.  

Now comparing a C class home with a B class of course the C class will have a higher repair factor but that is across the board no matter who the tenant is.