You can bet that purchases I make from here on out will definitely be going through a much different qualification process!

I only ask because it is a long time (more than likely more than a year total) to leave our $ in the house after both renos.

I’m not saying this to brag just to say that when you demand a months rent deposit, you can bet I’ll argue against that lol.  

I think overconfidence is better than insecurity, my personal opinion of course. again, risk is to be measured and accounted for, not avoided totally.

I read IRA pub 523 and my takeaway is that the I do not qualify for the primary residence exception (the '2 years living there in last 5 years' clause) because I didn't live there for 2 years total at any point.

Jay Walsh is totally cheater. 

I would bet that once you get an attorney involved they will lose interest when they learn the property doesn’t have clear title. 

@Mitch Messer thanks for the explanation, makes total sense now.

I bet you can do better elsewhere:) Happy investing!

I've got your total monthly expenses at $2663 and your monthly cash flow at $337.