Quote from @Liz Rivera: I’m currently in the same predicament, except I’m renovating the unit I’M living in. 

Just to confirm, for an owner-occupied home (one you live in) you have to live in the property for 2 out of the last 5 years in order to claim the $500k exception for married couples.

I told the manager I've managed a portfolio of short-term rentals and that my previous landlord allowed me to do it and loved that it created an incentive for me to take exceptional care of the property.

Because the last inspection passed everything the 1st time except the fact that he had clothes were on his living room couch thus inspection was rescheduled to ensure tenant cleanliness. 

So, yes, I know the leads I am going after.And just to be clear, not too many things in my life so far have ever been easy, except to maybe mess it up, and I'm not interested in doing that, so I'd rather take the hard way.

I am the opposite I have never bought new tires for a car in the last 20 plus years except for my Porsche which chews them up. and my model X Tesla which weighs a ton.. when i need new tires I get a new car :)  PS when the clutch went out on the Porsche at 25k miles and out of warranty it was 5k to fix it..

There are some exceptions in each market where the neighborhood is really nice and there are a huge variety of finishes / price points but I still would want to be with the comps of whatever price point I am shooting for. 

@Kwok Wong With limited exceptions its customarily the lower tier neighborhoods that present both BRRRR and cash flow.

I will never live/share a living space with anyone except my wife, not even family members/inlaws.

That ability can give you a completely different perspective on what the future might look like.”The Millionaire Real Estate Investor: - “Under Promise & Overdeliver”Think & Grow Rich: - “There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.