To claim the home office deduction, it must be your primary office and used exclusively for business.

I grew up in KC and will be moving back there soon to begin investing in real estate and am almost looking exclusively within the 435 loop.

The share of U.S. households who rent surged in the wake of the Great Recession, as millions of families were foreclosed upon and younger adults either chose to or had no choice but to rent for longer," said Zillow senior economist Aaron Terrazas.

This is not exclusive to real estate.

The section 121 exclusion thing is pretty powerful if you can force appreciation on a property while you're living in it.

Here in FLorida, in the 2010-2015, I sold almost exclusively SF investor homes (about 200 of them, to investors from Cali, and abroad), and as values rose, and ROI's dropped, I found the natural progression was toward multi, to get worthwhile returns for my clients. 

The cost is higher and there are typically more exclusions on those Excess Lines policies. 

How much should i charge as i was told they could put like 2 adults per bedroom.

I realize that there are going to be some difficult moments with becoming a real estate investor, but I have not exactly had a trouble-free life as an adult.

I designated shelves in the refrigerator and shelves in the kitchen cabinets for their exclusive use.