Some of the moves you made are of the logic gamblers use when they're down at a table. 

Purchase price: $145,000 Cash invested: $60,000 Finding a move-in-ready home that offers modern upgrades and country charm can be challenging—but this fully renovated 4-5 bedroom, 2-bathroom ranch is the perfect solution.

The loan on this house is $1,200,000.I moved in to my new primary residence by the end of the month.Starting July, my original primary residence was available as a rental and was being shown to prospective tenants.My new tenants signed a lease that began a couple weeks after showing, in July.To calculate my primary residence mortgage interest deductions, i'm using the following formula:650,000 / 2 = $325000 loan from January to June1,200,000 / 2 = $600,000 loan from July to December$750,000 limit / (600,000+325000 total loan value)  = 0.81 multiplier(0.81 * $X first house interest) + (0.81 * $Y second house) = total interest payed i can deduct from my primary residencedoes this look correct?

I intend to buy another multi-family home in 2025, but not sure I would want to move.

The worst is when they don't tell you they are moving out and leave behind enough stuff that you are not sure if they are coming back for it, and they ghost you.  

People are often looking to move within weeks.

Having a great self-storage facility software for online management is key!!

I moved to miami florida to study the economics and help apply it and it was a capital market as well. if you don't live in a capital market like Chicago, New York, Austin Texas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, california or miami florida I'd recommend moving to a market like that too. it will change your life. 

A 0% APR credit card is a smart move for materials, but for labor costs, you might explore a private or hard money lender, especially since your loan term is only 3-4 months.

I originally had the thought and opportunity to do so in Reno/Sparks in 2015 but didn't move on it.