We need more space.I'm here asking you guys because none of our family members are financially savvy to our knowledge.Our next move, is this buy our primary home and we trying to figure our the best way to approach this.

Cap rates are extremely important, primary importance to me, especially since CoC is only of relevance for about a year, Once appreciation takes place and your principal payments are paying down a mortgage CoC is no longer valid and will likely only decrease over time.    

What special rules do I need to follow (e.g. proper number and placement of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors) that might apply to a rental property that don't apply to a primary residence, or where can I find these rules?

I’ve completely rehabbed multiple primary residences trading up each time.

Over the last few years I have been using flipping as a primary way of raising capital for my buy and holds. 

Over the last few years I have been using flipping as a primary way of raising capital for my buy and holds.

Here’s the situation:My wife and I currently have two homes, one is our primary, one a rental.

So, I've read quite a bit about real estate over the past few months and I'm really wanting to pull the trigger and get my first rental property soon and was looking for suggestions on where to begin, or if i should buy a primary residence first.A little about me:I currently live in Louisville, KY.

The only difference is that usually the farmer lives in the house and when they sell we take the allocation for the amount of the house and yards and the farmer gets that profit tax free from the 121 primary residence exemption.The remainder of the farm land the farmer 1031 exchanges into other investment real estate and defers all tax on the sale. 

Can anyone recommend lenders who count income from house hacking in the their DTI calculations for refinancing the primary residence it happens in?