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Where to Park Proceeds from House Sale for 2-5 Years?
Individual municipal bonds (not a fund) that will come to term in 2017 from your state.  This satisfies 1, 2, 4 and 5.   It doesn't satisfy #2.  These are not insured, and there can be details in each state about whether the municipal bonds are backed up by state general revenues in the event of a municipal bankruptcy; there are two general kinds, "general obligation" backed by the political will to raise taxes if needed; and "revenue bonds" backed by cash flow such as toll revenue, water utility bills and so forth.  Municipal bankruptcies are rare but not impossible.   http://www.bankrate.com/finance/investing/avoid-municipal-bonds-that-default-2.aspx