I have successfully found houses that sold in the last 6 months on Zillow, but I can’t seem to locate them in MLS.

As a Realtor, when I sold properties to investors, I would tell them, from my own experience, how much money they could get in rent for this home.

Sold home(2) that I inherited, I'm in Texas, i don't qualify for capital gains tax as I already have a primary home(1).

If you sold and invested in a nice income fund you could probably achieve a 10% return on average.Dead equity does nothing except buy very expensive cash flow and is really only hoarding of useless cash.

From what I've read and through my brief interaction with a lender, the rentals need to be traditional and I need to provide a copy of the lease.I know Quicken Loans allows refinancing through Airbnb income alone but is the rest of the industry just too far behind?

After looking at comps on Zillow that sold in the last 6 months, it looks like similar properties sold for $135 to $140.

The closest and most similar lot sold 2 years ago for 120k. 

So, I borrowed $15k from my roommate for earnest money to secure the property, advanced another $15k or so from my credit cards to cover points and closing costs, and advanced another $20k buffer (using 0% interest promotions on the cards -- I also had perfect credit), and bought it and celebrated.I had a contractor lined up that was a referral by my realtor, who had sold me my own home.

He finally sold his 77 Cadillac Sedan Deville and bought a Suzuki Verona in 2007 that he still drives today.

I sold my home on the West coast three years ago because I wanted to retire and move to an area with a lower cost of living.