I'm assuming that this is your principal residence. 

Here in Oregon we are all Brokers and then there is the Principal Broker who has to review everything we do as brokers in the office. 

You'll have some combination of monthly cash flow, mortgage principal payments, and house appreciation all adding to your net worth.

I check the SEC, FINRA, ratings websites for inside information on the principals in the company.

Certainly the principal on any loans, arrears (my boys would laugh at this...

I've seen other tapes just lump in everything with corporate advances.Deferred Principal Balance - as Bob mentioned above, this is common for loan mods.

I rented out the unit that I was living in, so it's fully rented now.Rent roll = $1,975/moZestimate = $217,231Remaining Principal on the loan = $105,165 (30 yr-fixed, 3.625%, no PMI)I know I could sell it. 

You have to be 100% sure you can qualify for a bank loan in 4.5 years, otherwise you are risking your $100k, your $45k improvements and any principal you pay down in those 5 years.

I am an investor myself and principal broker.

Avoid operation of a private or commercial golf course, country club, massage parlor, hot tub facility, suntan facility, racetrack, gambling establishment, or a store whose principal business is the sale of alcohol for consumption off premises.The 4th requirement is of particular importance with regard to the real estate company in your hypothetical.