Thank you so much Tom!  

I'm in Chicagoland and we have what I call a "seasonality effect." 

Keep it for a year or so so you can do a 1031 exchange!

I guess you just gotta try to find your calling and what may appeal to you!

Give them a call as well and see if you could be routed to the right place.

My dad wants to sell our home around January or February, so I’m planning ahead.I run my own clothing business, so I don’t have a W2 job—I've heard that can make it harder to get a loan.

Hi Savannah, Thank you so much.  

We have about $200K equity in our home, both of us are independent contractors / business owners who write off a lot on our tax returns - so I’m not clear if we have to take what we can get or if these terms seem in the realm of normal.  

So far, so good as far as I'm concerned.

Esusu), so doesn't help landlords prevent delinquencies and recover debts.