First, a couple of things may have occurred.  

If you tolerate riskier investments then buying a lot or vacant land (Titled, always titled) has a bigger potential return on the other hand if no more development occurs in the area then you will be left with a more long term investment.

It’s our understanding that bed bug bites occur in more of a line formation and not so much in clusters, at least from what we can tell from the photo.

If that occurs... just go to a different lender.  

Worst case, I can look up zoning changes and match the address with recent sales, however, if no permits were pulled I do not know if renovations occurred further increasing the value.

You can sit and watch the auctions happen live every day that they are occurring.  

Pre-schedule all your maintenance items and setup a re-occurring schedulea. 

@Mohammed MilordSorry to be bearer of bad news but near zeroMaybe get a seller to seller finance but getting third party funding with no money typically does not occur

@Stewart J berry tenants may not regularly seal granite, wipe up dark liquids fast enough or use trivets and cutting boards — think raw chicken soaking into your counters — so we’re fine with laminate countertops, hygienic and cheaper to repair/replace if damage occurs.

So I think you might have misinterpreted what it was saying and it  might make sense if you read the worksheets carefully - you do not include any period of non-qualified use that occurred after the last day that the taxpayer or spouse used the property as the principal residence during the 5-year period prior to the date of sale.