I am 50-50% on selling, as I lived there for two years and qualify to save capital tax. but not in super hurry as I can wait couple more years.just a thought,.. regarding what might Trigger a push

The homeowner was extremely happy and the search for my first deal continues...

Direct deposit is also easy to reverse, but most tenants don't know that and it's extremely rare for them to do so.There's much more to it, but I think you're on the right track and hope some of my advice is helpful. 

My area is extremely expensive and hard to cashflow, so I went out of state, with the help of David's book.

You were extremely helpful. 

Recently I found a property that I thought was extremely intriguing, which led to me running numbers and trying to make a determination if this property was the right fit for me or not.

I've always wanted to jump into the abyss, that we love to call real estate investing, but cannot quite pull the trigger;however, times have changed.

@John Zhang if you have a W-2 job it's extremely unlikely that you will be able to achieve real estate professional for the IRS.

However, unless you're a serious buyer with financing lined up and ready to pull the trigger, most agents aren't going to spend their time sending you CMAs.

Now for the 'unique opportunities', due to the communist history and extreme weather, 99% of the population live in aparmtent blocks.