My gut tells me you guys are right which is why I posted the question, however on paper the way it looks to me in theory I'd have Zero dollars invested and I can't imagine not seeing 50% appreciation over 30 years , and at that point I'd have my mortgage paid off as well and own the properties free and clear. 

@Joe Lambert this is a great thought but could you imagine the tax code loop holes that would be used if this was possible?

I imagine that she told her buyers that house flippers make a lot of money and that they should try and get as much out of us as possible.

I personally know 20-30 investors looking only at small multifamily within an hour of Seattle, I can’t imagine how many others are looking also.

I sold the home a few years ago for many times what I paid for it, but only because Silicon Valley took off in ways I could have never imagined at the time I bought it.

Had some trouble finding this information online and I would imagine that people on here have dealt with this issue.

But that's her life and my life that I've built out of what I fought to protect is turning out to be 1000% better than anything I could have imagined with my ex.

I believe vacation rentals are the best value for the buck, so imagine more would seek them out in a downturn.

I’ll leave my response to him up to your imagination.

I can only imagine how frustrating that is