Never took the gray wall Kool-aid.

Also, per the images, a crack develops in the kitchen, on the other side of the house where the wall meets the ceiling. 

And then you will purchase a new investment property and all of the gain is tax deferred indefinitely as @Jaron Walling said.The way to combine and get both advantages would be to move out and turn that property into an investment property for a year. 

& different parts of the asset can be depreciated on different schedules.To find out the useful lifespan of each component, you do a cost segregation study to analyze all of the parts.The raw land can't be depreciated so you start by giving that a value first.But other items can be depreciated on a quicker timeline.A roof, road, sidewalk, fencing, walls, gates, doors, latches, flooring, air conditioners, pavers, curbing, landscaping, etc.The IRS has a depreciation schedule for each type.Some parts are 5 yrs.

Outside the walls of my home, in the general public, I can't think of a single instance in my half century on the planet where having a firearm would have changed a situation or where I found myself in a situation that I could not walk/run away from to avoid conflict altogether.

From what I've read in the Wall Street Journal, Austin's push to increase zoning for multifamily developments seems to be making a real difference.

Quote from @Rose Jones: The #1 problem with fish tanks is that they leak and cause damage to the floor or walls.

Two walls need complete reframing from water damage from bad windows.

It won’t be possible to assess the damage as wires and wood are behind the wall.

There was a hole in the wall where the drywall was broken to access the pipes.