Any insight on this would be great thanks.

If you are looking for the capital gains exemption you need only have lived there 2 of the past 5 years.

Hope that helpsCam Hi Cam, Thanks a lot for your insightful reply.

You need a license, it’s pretty simple.Think about it for a second, could you imagine the theft and insanity if literally ANYONE could just sign up and gain access to listed homes with a lockbox. 

A whole lot of wisdom there, I really appreciate the insight Bruce and to your point, this home certainly gave me a different feeling than others I’ve put offers on with much more of a investment prop mindset.

There are exceptions, but generally speaking, you will spend a lot of time to gain no equity and likely end up break even with a bunch of used furniture in an optimistic scenario in my honest opinion.

But I was asking this to gain more benefits of SF.

Becca put it all out there, and we've had some varied/insightful comments.I think it was mentioned to trade out of your current home so you can take everything tax free. 

Any insights appreciated.Current rent: $850. 

Any suggestions/insight would be great!