Convert the Property to a Primary Residence: If you live in the property for at least two of the five years before selling, you may qualify for the primary residence exclusion, which allows you to exclude up to $250,000 of capital gains ($500,000 for married couples) from taxation.4.

Since I don't have a W2 anymore, I can't qualify for any sort of equity loan on my current home so I don't see my home's equity as a means to do anything unless I sell.  

This is how I qualify properties I am considering.Underwriting Made Easy for Short Term Rental Investors (biggerpockets.com)

Unless someone specifically wants to work with us, they have a tough scenario in terms of qualifying, extenuating circumstances... so on and so forth.... 

Law enforcement is now targeting third parties involved in “cooking the books” that “force by fraud” qualify clients for Covid-19 relief.

You have to have qualified technicians on staff, good luck finding someone for under $70,000 plus benefits these days.

Quote from @John Fanous: Quote from @Austin Wolff: Hi Mike, I'm the Market Intelligence Analyst here at BiggerPockets, and as someone who just moved across the country for my own house-hack, I feel qualified to answer this.  

Two big players in Cedar Rapids are Grace Gudenkauf and Amelia McGee.

They probably got the Golden Visa where you only have to spend 500k on real estate to qualify and you get citizenship in addition you only have to spend 2 weeks a year in country. 

Investor qualifies for REPS2.