I have some upcoming repairs needed that outweigh the Homestead Exemption and plan to make my primary home a long term rental in the next 7 years but the repairs can’t wait.  

However, with the disclaimer above, I'll, for entertainment purposes only, provide some thoughts on rents in the US for the next few years. 

@Kerry Hermann We got our start in the western Chicago suburbs as well but are now totally focussed on The Shoals.

Then go pull their booking calendar for the next two months and see what the bookings look like.

I recommend reading the book traction and following EOS - they have a one page business plan that is awesome to follow. any planner can work it's a matter of creating the plan and how to monitor and follow through with it which eos teaches

We scraped the old house and we build new home, where the houses are selling close to the $1.8M What was the outcome?

This is the percentage of costs (purchase and rehab) covered by the loan.

If anyone has advice—whether it’s general tips or insights about these markets—I’d really appreciate it! 

Let me know if you need any tips on working with contractors or setting expectations.

Any tips on managing joint ownership or deciding to hold or sell would be greatly appreciated.