The repair shop has eight employees plus customers usually waiting around for their cars, so robbers would avoid it.

In my experience sellers want seller financing to avoid capital gains taxes and/or they care more about getting monthly income - not that they want/expect a big down payment from the buyer.

ThanksYes, you cannot avoid taxes by using the money for other use.

There are several of them. https://certifiedtaxcoach.org/five-tips-to-avoiding-the-tax-hazards-of-renting-to-relatives/#:~:text=Rent%20at%20Fair%20Market%20Value&text=If%20they%20rent%20below%20fair,for%20more%20than%2014%20days.

So as I look more and more into San Antonio I realize that the site I am using "areavibes.com" does not rate very many San Antonio neighborhoods favorably. However, I have seen many inaccuracies from this website and ...

So as I look more and more into San Antonio I realize that the site I
am using "areavibes.com" does not rate very many San Antonio
neighborhoods favorably. However, I have seen many inaccuracies
from this websit...

@Scott M.There is an option but I wanted to avoid the potential 'lost in the mail' excuse.

If your home has appreciated in value you can sell it and not have to pay income tax on the profits, BUT only if you lived in it 2 of the previous 5 years:https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/...So, if you rent it out for a few years you will lose this opportunity to avoid paying the tax man.If you decide to rent it, be sure you want to do it for a long time and be sure you want to be a landlord in general because otherwise you may regret giving up that opportunity to avoid paying income tax on the sale.

It also avoids a few thousand dollars on closing cost for a new loan.

Anything to look out for along the way or mistakes that could of been avoided?