Were very hesitant to rent it out to such a large party because we did such a great job updating the home and we feel that all that work may get damaged in a short period of time.

If you hit the two-year mark before selling, you should be eligible for the exclusion.If you don’t meet the two-year requirement, you could look into partial exclusion for certain circumstances, such as job relocation or health reasons.

What suburbs of dallas would you look into investing that has strong job grow, but prices are not super high.

Still close by but much more friendly tenant/landlord laws, property taxes are 4th lowest in the Nation, strong appreciation, job growth, population growth, etc. 

I had a perfect Tennant paid on time every month for one year.Lost his job at the end of 2015.

Most of them are some version of "I want to replace my income and quit my job." 

Stessa does an adequate job replacing Quickbooks for our modest portfolio.Any and all suggestions are appreciated as so little of the support market is focused on MTR. 

I do think @theboxhop on IG does a great job on theirs, and there are several amazing builds with them.

I use|:3x month rent as minimum income625 or higher credit scoreOne year on job or if less, in the same fieldNo smoking ...in or on the premises.

Suppose you still have a job and have not been fired for running your business while on the clock, and you're being paid a W2 salary - let's say $100k per year.