@Mark Ashton Publication 523 - Eligibility Step 4—Look-Back Determine whether you meet the look-back requirement.If you didn't sell another home during the 2-year period before the date of sale (or, if you did sell another home during this period, but didn't take an exclusion of the gain earned from it), you meet the look-back requirement.

Lastly, a quick glance at some MHC investors and proponents:Warren Buffett is a significant investor in the MHC space, favoring the sector for its stable, predictable cash flow.

Matthew , Mark , Luke and John . 

@Jon Lallande  Im new to the REI space too, and I plan on long distance investing. 

After you've been at this for a while, you develop a deep disdain for people who need to spend premiums for bigger and better houses for their personal living situation before they have build an unassailable financial position -- those people are marks in the real estate game, not players.Real estate can be a hell of a passive wealth maintenance strategy.

How do you compete with that or do you just market it to families who need a little more space.

Keep in mind most Hard money lenders are raising money at 7-10% from investors and marking it up to the end users.  

My idea is to rent the upstairs apartment and use the office space and garages for my painting business I own.

Thanks for this space to brainstorm!

My idea is to rent the upstairs apartment and use the office space and garages for my painting business I own.