If worst comes to worst and I cannot receive credit I'll just sell the USA house, and because I've owned it and lived in it while in the USA for over two years I will not pay CGT.

I would like to offer actively managed STRs for a year or two until the end of bonus depreciation or longer.

I was considering our housing options for the move and they fall into two options that I'm considering: 1) Take out a  $60K home equity loan, and a $50K 401K loan, and dip into savings to come up with 20% down on a primary in the HLOC area.2) Rent for a couple-ish years at $3k/month until we save up enough for 20% downThis is sort of how I've been thinking about it: Option 1Pros:1) Only have to move once2) Appreciation on the house in the HCOL area over the two or two + years it would take to save up the down payment if I rented insteadCons:1) Reduced 401K performance2) Feels a little scary to pull equity out with a home equity loan since I've never done this and it was not part of my initial investment strategy3) Less cashflow from primary once it becomes a rental  Option 2Pros:1) Less stress about 401k and home equity loans2) Better 401K performance3) Better cashflow from current primary once it becomes a rentalCons:1) Two years of rent2) Two years of missed appreciationOther info that might or might not be relevant:  We have two modestly cash-flowing rentals besides our primary.

When I send out of state clients videos, I include about 1-2 min of the exterior and neighborhood, and my comments. 

That is what I have done for the last two years.

I own my personal residence plus two rentals and in contract to buy a third.

Most times the water usage drop is significant and the residents are much more likely to notify you when they have a leaking toilet etc.We've also found that the expenses for the material and install is often recovered within two years or less.Sometimes we need to reduce the rent by $20-30 less than what we would otherwise be able to rent it for, but in some cases, it doesn’t affect the rent at all.

Closed on one note sale this morning and have two more final ones next week.

We were very fortunate to have been able to fun our first project with cash, and we simply rolled the profits from once job to the next until we were able to do two at once.

Lastly, if there is anyone in Royal Oak Michigan, or the surrounding area, who is interested in getting a real estate club going (I just need one more person, two's a club!)