The purchase was $375,000 and the rest was used for renovations.My cost bases in the building will be around $740,000.I refinanced the building with a $900,000 loan.I have an offer on the building of $1,400,000Total capital gains would be about $660,000So, my question is after selling the property (for easy math) lets say I walk away with $500,000 after paying off the bank loan.

Chances are you don't want to buy a building that had PERC spills and EPA just chomping at the bit to hit the new owner with environmental cleanup costs, that might be way more than the building is worth. 

If this is done as part of the divorce settlement, the transfer can potentially be treated similarly to other IRA transfers in a divorce, avoiding immediate taxation.

Scenario 1: 5/1 ARMRate: 5.675%Monthly Payment: $5100Prepayment Penalty: 3/2/1Closing Cost: Broker Fees: $11,016 (1.25%)Lender Fees: ~$2,000Loan Fees: $600Plus standard title and other feesScenario 2: 30 year fixedRate: 7.375%Monthly Payment: $6086Prepayment Penalty: 5/4/3/2/1Closing Cost: Broker Fees: $11,016 (1.25%)Lender Fees: ~$2,000Loan Fees: $0Plus standard title and other fees5/1 ARM looks attractive but not sure if that's what other people opt for that for a STR property? 

The reason I am offering this is to make a sale easier and close of escrow faster for a potential purchaser.

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620 (approaching 22% probability of default), many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

An investor generally does well because they can see the potential, have knowledge, skills and resources to then bring out that potential. 

Windows preferably over mac template. But either will work! Getting everything set up and researching as well as connecting with great contractors and mentors to get ready for my first flip. Just waiting on one of my ...

That severely limited the number of lenders I could go to, so I ended up finding a loan product (that costs a premium, albeit) thru Velocity Capital Mortgage that allows fully-amortizing or IO payments (for first 10 years) which will help me build cash flow and accrue title seasoning while I find the right time to pull the trigger on a fully-amortizing DSCR product Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Personally I’d try to stick with 1-2 projects that had a potential for higher margins than to try to scale up and need more workers and more headaches.