If you’re thinking about purchasing a property for investment purposes, you need to know about the primary residence rule in Tennessee.

In the state of Tennessee, to acquire a residence and claim it as your primary you must live in the home for a minimum of 12 months. After that period, you have the ability free and clear to move out and claim another home as a primary residence. You may ask yourself, what are the benefits of doing this and why would I put all of this debt in my name?

2 Key Reasons:

• When purchasing a primary residence, you have the ability to CHOOSE your down payment (3,5,10,15,20%.. whatever)
• When you are ready to move into a new primary and turn the past one into a rental, all you have to do is show an executed lease to your lender and they will count 75% of said lease as income not debt

This strategy can help you to purchase investment properties and rent them out, making a sizeable gross income while also owning an asset that is appreciating at a high rate of speed due to Nashville’s continued growth year over year. Win, win!

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