Look up properties for sale or lease and identify the most active Realtor for that city, for your type of development property. 

If so, then it should be a tax free sale.

I lived in the home for about a year and a half and during this time I rented out the other three rooms which allowed me to only pay ~$200/month plus my portion of utilities.

You need to read the IRS Publication 523 that deals with the Sale of a Residence.

I worked with people here in Los Angeles that buy and refurbish properties for Tennent In Common or TIC sales and exit strategy.

Sales price: $900,000Seller finance: $400,000 / 2 year ballon / 7% interest rate / interest only monthly payment: $2,333 / no pre-payment feeEstimated monthly income: $9,300 / Annual: $111,600Electric separated - water $450 per monthProperty taxes: $16,700 (with property value assessed)Property Insurance: $6,300Renovation Repairs $150,000I anticipate the Re-fi appraisal to come in at a conservative $1,150,000. 

Thinking about your refi fogs up the picture.The old properties: same tax position as before refi, absolutely no change.The new properties: your capital gain, if any, is the difference between the full sale price and the  full purchase price, regardless of financing.

How To Optimize Your Property Listings: A Guide To Attracting More Buyers & Selling Your Property FasterIn today’s competitive real estate market, it’s not enough to simply list your property for sale and wait for buyers to come knocking on your door.

Experienced investor, first time auction bidder...Hello BP family,  I'm venturing into county auction sales but this is what they stated in their Q&A section (Below). 

Some flippers who mis-timed the market may default, but these will be a small number of properties relative to overall sales and defaults.