Using historical prices and inflation you'll be making huge gains completely tax deferred.This process has to start by buying that first rental of which you speak.BTW, I have 140+ doors and scale certainly makes life easier.Respectfully,Gary 

Im thinking take the $100k gain in the last two years and pay down debt. 

All of this was explained to them with my offer which is another reason why they took it.Moral of my story, although you appear to have hit a triple on this one (great job again), I think you may have been able to come in slightly less on your offer with said explanation to see if you could have gained more cushion in your spread at purchase.

In the end, you are going to need a little more insight than you’ll gain from this forum to know for sure that they are doing everything properly.

I’m starting to read and go to meet ups to gain as much knowledge as I can.

Be willing to work for them for free if you have to just to gain more knowledge. 

Without experience, it will be difficult to gain a quick approval with a small amount of money in the deal.

I am a newbie to real estate and am looking to gain knowledge on the industry.

I want to make sure I understand the nuances correctly before making this suggestion to to my better half, so hopefully BP can give me good advice about this and make sure I'm thinking through the repercussions correctly.TL;DR My wife hates living in the South and wants out ASAP and our owned primary residence doesn't come anywhere remotely close to cashflow potential, so how do we leave before the 2 year mark while also avoiding a hefty inflation-induced capital gains tax bill?

For me I just feel better studying first to gain a basic knowledge and then seeking to start to make some deals.