Might be 0% if you're poor, but more likely 15% or 20% depending on your income.Of course, I'm not a CPA or tax preparer, but I think that's about right.If you can delay the sale somehow those two months, so that it's your primary residence for 2 years, you should qualify for the homeowners exclusion.I hope that helps,Good luck.

Outside of fund raising cash, are there different banks or loan products that I'm overlooking?

Brandon has BP, Ben Leybovich has CFFU, and others just continue doing things within real estate (PM, flipper, broker, realtor, developer, etc..) to reduce the turbulence.The concept of retiring quickly using RE has been published in blog posts and mentioned in several podcasts but it is oversimplified for mass media production.

It is unlikely that a novice borrower with poor credit will be able to secure a loan if they do not bring some of their own funds to the project.

The 1% rule is a "poor man's" cap rate because you can do it in your head, but even it isn't an end all be all. 

If you can gross closer to the $14k estimate you gave while keeping expenses the same you'll be getting almost a 5% return which is still pretty poor but at least you'd be making something at that point.   

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I would also suggest Rich Dad, Poor Dad if you haven't already, read it.

I posted late last night consequently the discussion was poorly worded.We are most concerned with the 1 SFR platforms are few and far between.  

I also started by reading Rich Dad Poor Dad books which led to reading lots of other great books and of course reading Bigger Pockets.