The home has since been used as a rental - I was wondering if the 2/5 year rule would still apply in this case and if so how do you designate it as such on the forms to file the capital gains exemption?

My background is in Geotechnical Engineering - pavement design, road design, foundation design, rock slope hazard mitigation, and slope stability designing.Goals: 1.

We completely redesigned it to achieve a Scandinavian modern inspired home, appealing to guests like ourselves who appreciate the design of where they stay and attention to detail.

with a 50% vacancy rate he will be makig 14% roi. with a 25% vacancy rate he will be making 33%. neither one of us has done this before. he said half was too much. i said a third. but we were both talking about off the top. after considering mortgage, vacency, cap ex.... i dont want to consider him an expense. if i plug him in next to my mortgage, i think i am designing a loosing model.

Make sure you tour all the units with your cabinet guy before designing kitchens...

@Mason Goold For financial planning, look to get the CFP designation and work for a company that is fee only. 

Do you think as I start seeing steady commission upgrading at least a few suits, shoes and watches to nicer designer brands and maybe getting a nicer car actually contribute to a pay raise?

My name is Charles Alexander and I'm a mechanical engineer currently living in Seattle, WA where I design automated aerospace manufacturing equipment.

We have commercial property (land) in Southern Arizona that has been designated in the "Opportunity Zone".The opportunity zone funds is a great investment vehicle for long term investors---but how do we put a increase in "value" on the property?

Look up the zoning designation.