Well, you live and learn.Thanks @Dave Foster for you response

Hope to interact with you soon!

Originally posted by @Dave Foster:@Claudia Fernandez, Depending on when you moved out you don't need to do a 1031.  

Even if you employ a lease/option strategy to lengthen your holding period beyond one year, profit on the sale is still flip profit subject to ordinary, self-employment income taxes.As @Dave Foster said, flips are not eligible for 1031 tax treatment.  

I have had some limited interaction with their police force due to accidents in front of my house and incidents down the street and I am less than impressed with their level of service.

@Dave Foster , thanks for advice. 

I look forward to interacting with everyone!  

Regardless of how you record correspondence and interaction with your tenants, you need to ensure you safe guard, manage, and destroy any collected information in keeping with privacy law in the jurisdiction where you are conducting business.

 @Dave Foster, @Steve Vaughan - What would influence your decision on whether to sell by that third year or to keep it in the rental portfolio?

I think you need human interaction and role play to really get the meat of the deal... you can only learn so much staring at a computer and then read threads with 180 degree divergent opinion's which are generally proffered by those either selling you something or want something or just want to believe its ok because some one told them that.. etc.