I know we all have different areas of focus and different levels of experience in the industry, but would like to gain some insight for myself and for others.

What are you seeking to gain from joining Bigger Pockets? 

For me, what happened before the deal is I got a great education, I met my wife, I got a good job, I let them pay mostly for grad school, I gained the confidence I needed to take a risk.

My questions is, since they are on the deed will they have to pay capital gains tax if I where to sell?

Obviously the rates will not be stellar but there must be some benefits to doing this.

My recollection is that if it is your primary home for 2 out of the last 5 years there is no capital gains tax on the increase in value up to a $250K profit for a single person or $500K for a married couple. 

I 'm currently working in SV as an Email Campaign Specialist and slowly gaining stability.

However, when I add back the principal and the tax benefit my net return is around 8.5%-10.6% per year. 

What that means is you basically ethically bribe the tenant to accept a few thousand bucks from you in exchange to get out in 30/60 days instead of riding out the lease.You'll have to do the cost benefit analysis though: are the rents so low that waiting 6 months isn't the better option?

I would highly appreciate if anyone wants to share, or recommend a move for me that would benefit my knowledge in understanding the market better, process of buying and selling etc... would becoming a real estate agent/ broker be a good step forward?