Obviously the safe thing would be to live in it the 2 years prior to sale to get the tax free gain.If I were in your shoes and did not want the hassle and headache from a 76 year old rental house I would sell, especially since others in California concur. 

If I'm renting your house and find myself in their shoes, I'm asking the landlord if I can buy some seed and straw and deduct it from my rent, especially if I have kids. 

Not to their faces, but in your shoes when your tenant started saying how she didn't understand why you gave her notice, I'd just smile and say, "Well, hon, your sister is here too often.  

Try to put yourself in his shoes.  

@Jack B.A few thoughts:Did your tenants wear shoes in the property and we’re they dirty?

If I were in your shoes, I'd want to be "instantly" alerted to all discussions that met my specific profession, so that I could be the first to respond to questions.

Yes I am familiar with Cris Chico's stuff..and yes it is good, but if you do not have the monthly marketing budget for realquest.com, direct mail postcards of about $100-500 per month and a voicemail subscription budget for the system it will fall real short...Todd's system is work..no doubt about it...but you will get paid..he teaches you how to do this business on a shoe string budget...again, it is not just the system but the support behind the system...you have direct access to Todd, can your brother say he has ever spoken to Cris?

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Account Closed  in your shoes we would simply hire a garage specialist and they will handle all of the permits and is familiar with Chicago permitting process.  

I always shoe the unit.