The lake, schools, and short drive to the city and other marketable venues stabilize the advantages of those areas.

One year is the difference point from short term to long term capital gains.

Now, with all cap-x moved to 0, operational cost's dropped to near nothing, it's performance is nothing short of stellar.

In short the trust would allow for you guys to retain control of the property rather than having to go through the probate court process upon your mother-in-laws passing.

Since then, I've been renovating the property, with the plan to rent it out on a midterm basis to traveling professionals.For my day job, I work remotely for a leading PropTech company as a real estate technology advisor to owners, developers, and managers and love having conversations about everything real estate and tech.San Antonio is such a vibrant city, and I'm excited to be part of it, especially within the MTR space.

(old clients, new leads, random tax record lists (FSBO, Pre foreclosure etc) You can do this remote and just book appointments for anyone in the real estate industry. 

Yes, it won't be efficient, but you'll have to ask whether efficiency is worth a fat purchase price, unreliability and short life-span.2. if you have a modern furnace, mid-efficiency and high-efficiency are two of the main types.

I have 1 short term, 1 medium term and 2 long term rentals currently. 

It has forced me to educate myself as much as possible in such a short amount of time.

You might find your timeline too short to get the renovations finished and the house sold.Sounds like you may have purchased right.