My mom had her own view of the world, but she was 11 years younger than he was and he married her right after she dropped out of college.

Here is my situation:I've owned and lived in my house as my primary residence for 3 years.Up until the last year, I have rented out spare bedrooms (space within the living area).I got married about a year ago and my spouse has now been living in the house as her primary residence for 12 months.Question 1: IRS publication 523 states in the section under Business or Rental Use of Home, "If the space you used for business of rental purposes was within the living area of the home, then your usage doesn't affect your gain or loss calculations.

This model provides a lot more accountability as the interest have to be mutually aligned since that provider will be married with you through the longevity of the investment. 

The "2 of the last 5 year rule" in U.S. real estate allows homeowners to exclude up to $250,000 ($500,000 for married couples filing jointly) of capital gains from their income when selling their primary residence, provided they meet two criteria: they must have owned the home for at least two years and lived in it as their primary residence for at least two years within the five-year period ending on the sale date.

Wife and I recently married.

I would never recommend people mix finances and /or share mortgage when they are not married.

I don't think they are married, but refer to themselves as "partners", and appear to have been co-habitating prior and during grad school. 

Got to marry right. 

Taking out $500K of tax free money (sounds like Section 121 (married)) through the sale of the property is great if you're trying to scale your portfolio.

If one bids on the house, lives there couple months and ends up being married and living elsewhere - this was not a violation of the HUD rules back in 2004!