Personal umbrellas are straightforward, but always compare exclusions and deductibles.

Moving it to a trust doesnt seem to provide any benefit that I see.What were you thinking (and what am i missing) to avoid capital gains taxesCapital gains exclusion on primary residences is $500k if married and $250k if an individual.

As for ranking, when building a buyers list you dont just pick one method and only work it exclusively.

I've thought about this before but it being exclusively vacation rentals in a desired area. 

Your cost is exclusive to the cash (only) you put into the deal.Appreciations role is to grow equity and move, with "move" being the most important role of the appreciated equity. 

To Answer to Your Question: The FCC ruled against exclusivity contracts, so this is not that.

But, if the seller was single and only $250k exclusion, the rest is taxed at 15% nominally.this would open up your pool to whom to wholesale...

@Taha TekreetiAnd just consider if you will ever use the sec121 exclusion to get the 250k to $500k exclusion to capital gains, if you lived there 2 out of the 5 past years when you sell. 

If cities really wanted to make housing more affordable, they'd override the very stubborn owner-occupants of Single-family homes, and change the reality that 75% of land in most American cities is zoned for single-family exclusively.

This is happening all over the midwest, not exclusive to Ohio. lol