Maybe they have owned it a long time and capital gains are an issue as they were for you?

If you end up living in it for 2 years and sell before year 6 you'll get capital gains rates on the sale.

The individuals that have been buying / bought in the past are seeing huge gains due to their best asset.TIME.I still believe it's the best strategy in real estate investing, you just have to be realistic with the type of financing you are using.Best of luck! 

I've made a couple real estate listings on this site, and I've not gotten any traction.

“This framework has no 1031 like-kind exchange limits, no capital gains tax increases, no change in step-up in basis, no tax on unrealized capital gains, no increased estate tax, no carried-interest provisions, and no 199A limits.

They’ve already seen incredible gains in value from cap rate compression.

You just don’t gain much by studying and learning the advertising, screening, showing process that you hope to only use every couple years.

You could also just do a 1-2 year hold so you could 1031 or only pay capital gains if that’s better for your tax situation.

Since then, 31 of the nation's 50 biggest metros have seen double-digit percentage gains in median rent from Sept. 2020-21.While Austin tops the tech hub list in median rent percentages, it's still a tad below the national average of $1,654, a new record high.

And even if you don't say it is $50/mo, does paying an extra $10-15k or more to avoid that worth it when that cash can bring in more cash flow and equity gain from other properties or investments?