It may not be here tomorrow, and taxes won't matter then.That said, if you're trying to estimate your future tax benefits, keep in mind these things:- depreciation is only applicable to rentals- depreciation starts when you place the property "in service," not when you buy it- depreciation increases your deductions and consequently your tax losses, but you may or may not be able to benefit from these losses, depending on your overall tax situation- if you do have room for additional depreciation, you may be able to amplify it with cost segregation (a separate topic) 

The Due on Sale Clause is part of loans so that the lender has easier recourse in the situation that the property is sold and an argument arises between legal title and equitable title, which would come up after the loan isn't paid and they are trying to collect payment.I hope I can continue to provide the specifics of these exemptions for many more on here as it seems to be a point of fear for investors to properly insulate their business/investments from their personal name. 

I am trying to not throw a ton of cash into the fees as I’m already about 12-20k deep in.

Check out this on their site, if you think 50th percentile pricing is too high, you may want to try pricing at 25% and see how that looks.  

I am trying to absorb as much as I can before the move in the next few months. 

The market could get pretty hairy if everyone was trying to sell everyone else's properties!

I will try that.The lights haven't been on, but that doesn't necessarily mean the electricity is off.

I would try to do 80% purchase loans on both.So 70k*80% = 56k loan amount 14k down payment + you will also have closing coststhen 120k*80 = 96k loan amount and 24k down payment + your closing costs So you will have about 32k - closing cost and loan costs for an additional investment

Survey of mortgage terms (click to enlarge):From left to right, 1.25 points, 1.5 points, 1 point but $41k in fees.Prepayment penalty: 5 years declining, none, 2 year lockout followed by 10 years defeasance.Commentary/review/discussion: I tried to provide three very different options here, but all still real ways that people actually acquire such assets.

Dont know if he knew of this loophole or was trying to be a jerk but worked in his favor.