Since you lived in the home for 2 years and 9 months before renting it during your deployment, you should qualify for the exclusion of up to $250,000 ($500,000 if married filing jointly), provided you meet the other criteria.

The tax advantages of buying/holding gas stations are pretty great.Many of the components of gas stations including pumps, tanks, external parking areas, and other equipment are classified as either 5 or 15 year property so you can bonus depreciate a lot of it (minus the land value) and get significant deductions in year 1.With the 2025 bonus depreciation rate at 40%, a $1 million gas station acquisition could still lead to $100K+ in year 1 deductions depending on the specifics of your deal.

Not all inquiries are good leads.

Also factor in if the rents jumped a lot and if that would lead to a vacancy, which will cost you more in the short term. 

Let me just lead with EXCELLENT customer service.

There are many other sites you can list on if you are going for Insurance Bookings but in my markets or at least for the inventory I have, it hasn't proven to bring many leads. 

It could indicate they lack sufficient knowledge or experience in professional property management, which may lead to costly issues for you down the line.

We are frequent users of the Rental Property Calculator and have found a few promising leads thus far but also know that is just the beginning of the process.

Off market FB leads, MLS, wholesaler doesn't matter. 

Additionally, confirm the transfer won’t lead to property reassessment, which could increase taxes.