First one was when my then girlfriend (now wife) moved in with me. 2nd one was the next house we bought together.

appraisal  verify rental rates ... check crime and school maps etc. also keep in mind these assets trade at very stable price points.. so don't get sucked into you have to buy today or it wont be there .. that could be true and you may have to wait a week or two for a new one to pop up.. but don't get sucked into what I have seen others post about Morris invest.. they show a property you call back an hour later they say sorry someone bought it... causing the buyer to irrationally jump at the next one.. classic take away sales tactics employed by that vendor. ( from what others have written about on BP)

I have not bought, or even bid on my first REI.

So, you'll need to find paperwork for when she bought it as well as any capital work done on the property since then.Yes, if you sell before owning and living there for two years then you will have capital gains. 

No land contracts.We pick a few per year depending on when they bought.

I have not bought, or even bid on my first REI.

@Jeremy Tallman My biggest regret in real estate is not starting sooner,  I was around 30 when I bought my first property but had been considering doing it for a decade at that point. 

I am impressed with your ability to read the market like that and to evaluate the credibility of the buyers.  2006 was the year I bought my first house, and wouldn't you know, still stuck with it ha ha! 

I bought an FHA financed home in 2013, sold it in '14.

I own a duplex that I mistakenly bought outright.