Don't be afraid to look at other markets since you are not married some states offer better purchase to cash flow ratios.States like Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida etc.   

There are several different types of income in the US tax code.Two main types are “active income” and “passive income".Active income is money you earn from working, such as wages from a W-2 job or income from running a business.Passive income is money you earn from investments like real estate, stocks, or rental income from your RE portfolio where you earn $ without actively working.Normally, you can't use passive losses (like losses from real estate investments) to offset active income like your salary from a W-2 job.That is unless you are an RE Pro.The reality is, that Real Estate Pro status is just a filing status similar to filing married or jointly.And if you are a real estate professional you CAN use passive real estate losses to offset active income from other sources.To qualify as an RE Pro you must:1.

The house is only in my name at this point, which was intentional when we married, and when we moved out of it as a primary residence to hopefully avoid ex’s gotta financial pursuits.

The way it works out, for 2025 if your taxable income plus any long-term capital gains amounts total up to less than $126,700 (assuming married filing jointly standard deduction of $30,000 plus the 0% LTCG tax bracket of $96,700) right now the capital gains tax rate is 0%.

Quote from @Andre Bertoncin: Hi, im 34, married w/ 2 young children.

You got to think the best exit is a married couple with kids; that's going to get highest bid.

It's a good way to marry rehabbing distressed real estate equity capture with long term note income for retirement accounts for those that are interested.

When selling a primary residence you have lived in 2 of the previous 5 years you get a tax exception on profits of $250k for a single person and $500k for a married couple filing jointly.

But not married & no kids this is your time to go hard !

Living in the property for two years likely allowed you to claim the capital gains exclusion... up to $250K for singles or $500K if married.