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    Buying a Duplex With Friends: Primary Residence or Investment Property?

Buying a Duplex With Friends: Primary Residence or Investment Property?

By Ilyce Glink| 2020-12-23T11:11:11-06:00 December 23rd, 2020|

Buying a duplex with friends: primary residence or investment property? This reader wants to know how taxes work if all four of them are on the financing and title. Q: My partner and I plan to purchase a duplex with friends. We would live on one side, and our friends (who already own their forever [...]

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    Second Home vs Investment Property: IRS Tax Rules

Second Home vs Investment Property: IRS Tax Rules

By Ilyce Glink| 2020-06-01T10:40:00-05:00 June 1st, 2020|

Second home vs investment property: IRS tax rules. If a property was used as both over time, what are the tax implications when the property is sold? Q: I read your article on avoiding capital gains tax on second homes in our Sunday paper. I have a question that is along those same lines, except [...]

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    1031 Exchange Deadlines During COVID-19 Pandemic

1031 Exchange Deadlines During COVID-19 Pandemic

By Ilyce Glink| 2020-04-27T11:26:45-05:00 April 27th, 2020|

1031 exchange deadlines during COVID-19 pandemic. This reader wants to know about extensions available to those who completed a 1031 exchange in 2019.  Q: We completed our 1031 exchange in September 2019. Our renter has fallen on hardship due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and cannot afford the rent. Similarly, we are in a rental that [...]

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    How Much Tax Do You Pay When You Sell a Rental Property?

How Much Tax Do You Pay When You Sell a Rental Property?

By Ilyce Glink| 2020-02-07T08:40:48-06:00 February 7th, 2020|

How much tax do you pay when you sell a rental property? How home valuation and depreciation factor into taxes when selling investment property. Q: My father in law is selling a duplex he rented out for about 10 years. The sale price is going to be around $300,000. His accountant says that he should [...]

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    How Capital Gains Tax on the Sale of a Property Held in a Trust Works

How Capital Gains Tax on the Sale of a Property Held in a Trust Works

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-12-02T13:38:18-06:00 December 2nd, 2019|

How capital gains tax on the sale of a property held in a trust works. This reader wants to know if they can claim a capital loss on the sale. Q: I enjoyed your column in the Washington Post. I am trustee of my father's trust. Upon his death, his 50 percent interest in the [...]

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    Is a Condo or Townhouse a Better Investment?

Is a Condo or Townhouse a Better Investment?

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-09-12T16:14:49-05:00 September 13th, 2019|

Is a condo or townhouse a better investment? These readers want to buy property in San Francisco they plan to rent out when they move in a few years. Q: I just read the AMA Ilyce did on Reddit about a year ago on buying a home. Thank you for all the information that you [...]

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    How to Buy Out a Family Member’s Share of Investment Property

How to Buy Out a Family Member’s Share of Investment Property

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-02-11T14:45:35-06:00 January 28th, 2019|

How to buy out a family member’s share of investment property. A quit claim deed or warranty will do the trick, but each have their own benefits. Q: My wife and I, along with my brother and his wife, bought a vacation home in 2010. Each couple took half. The home is in California and [...]

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    What to do When You Discover an Old Oil Tank Leak on Recently Purchased Property

What to do When You Discover an Old Oil Tank Leak on Recently Purchased Property

By Ilyce Glink| 2019-02-11T14:52:26-06:00 December 14th, 2018|

What can you do when you discover an old oil tank leak on your recently purchased property? Your options may be limited, especially with the title company. Q: I bought an investment property located on the edge of a river. Apparently, years ago, a nearby oil tank leaked. The tank was not disclosed in the [...]

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    Is Now the Right Time to Sell Your Rental Property?

Is Now the Right Time to Sell Your Rental Property?

By Ilyce Glink| 2018-06-15T11:16:33-05:00 April 6th, 2018|

Is now the right time to sell your rental property? We may be in a seller’s market, but that doesn’t mean you’ll get the most bang for your rental property buck. Q: As always, you give us a lot of good real estate information in your columns. Here's a question regarding my rental home in [...]

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    What Happens When A Lender Places a Lien on an Investment Property?

What Happens When A Lender Places a Lien on an Investment Property?

By Ilyce Glink| 2017-10-13T09:33:12-05:00 October 13th, 2017|

Because lenders have the right to place a lien on any investment property you own, it’s important to act quickly or risk losing the property altogether. Q: A bank foreclosed on a property I owned with a business partner. The bank sold the property but the proceeds from the sale weren’t enough to cover the [...]

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