Affordability is about 1:3So yeah on the surface it looks like a big difference, but there's a lot of things not controlled for in the stats- There were a crazy amount of houses built in the years just after the war, so housing stock was easy to come by everywhere;- Homes had nowhere near the kind of features they have now - 2 car garages, dishwashers, OTC microwaves, W/D hookups, high efficiency windows, central heat & air conditioning, etc - all those doodads and niceties drive up the cost of housing;- Fewer mortgages were 30 year, so homeowners had to pay (relatively) higher monthly payments;- Rentals were almost exclusively apartments, so there was more supply for buyers;ETCI think these things tend to be more stories that make for good press but aren't really that grounded in reality overall.

The good news is that if since it is being used for investment use, you could also qualify for a 1031 exchange and take advantage of the 121 exclusion.

Some say they are the same, others will exclusively do one or the other, which would lead me to think they are more different than first imagined. 

Also check local news papers TV for large companies moving to the area.

So I contacted an attorney who said we can do a quiet title but since there are so many people geographically displaced I'd have to post about it in the national newspaper and all in all the cost would be roughly $40,000 just to get marketable title.

Has anyone been in a situation where they acquired a condo and operated it as an STR when the HOA did not make the exclusion in their CC&Rs, but then faced resistance from the HOA?

From page 730 (emphasis mine): "All non-business tax deductions and exemptions that were temporarily suspended by the 2017 tax bill should be permanently repealed, including the bicyclecommuting expense exclusion, non-military moving expense deductions, and the miscellaneous itemized deductions.23 The individual state and local tax deduction, which was temporarily capped at $10,000, should be fully repealed.

But dont bury your head in the sand or stay willfully ignorant.It is notable that this recent rise is not from the man on the street like the previous rise was and rather this came almost exclusively from institutional investors, Rothchilds peeps like that. 

If the buyer pays his commission - the offer would be a low ball.Tell him to get a hike...this is no different than mail you are getting all the time:"I have prequalified buyer - just need a house to show"After you list it- it's exclusive with this agent.

The IRS focuses on intent rather than a specific minimum holding period.The benefits of the primary exclusion out way renting your primary, deferring, and doing a 1031 exchange.