Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Rocky Hill.

For the son to qualify for the $250k exclusion, I believe he would most likely need to meet the ownership and use test, meaning he needs to own and live in the home as his primary residence for at least two of the last five years before the sale.

While I love the idea of eventually owning a paid-off primary residence, I’m debating whether it’s smarter to sell our current house and use the equity as a down payment on the new home or to keep it as a rental.

Me purchasing it and renting it out to her turns it into an investment property thatvallows me to take advantage of all the tax benefits that come with it.She may lose the primary residence mortgage benefits she has, but I think what we achieve with the conversion outweighs the loss.Cashflow would be immediate and allow for quick savings growth for the next purchase.

They specialized in concrete tilt up, but did a lot of time and materials work for a self made real estate tycoon who owned a lot of Federal Way.Along the way I got my CPA license and practiced in several differing sectors including doing some work with low income housing projects.As far as my start in RE, it was with buying my first personal SFR and later moving to a new residence. 

Keep in touch with your lending partners for each one so you can understand whether you need departure residence income to qualify for the next or not.Finally, if you're investing with a Significant other, I recommend considering a "leapfrog" strategy where you buy one, then your partner buys the next, and so on.  

Who has closed a subto deal for a primary residence?

FHA loans require living in the home as your primary residence for 1 year after purchase.

Investment Info:Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

This way if there’s physical damage by residents the company pays the first $500 to fix it.