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Capital gains tax on a quit claim deed rental house
My Father and brother owned a rental house together. Several years ago, they wanted to sell and my husband and I were in the process of acquiring some rental properties. So, they did a quit claim deed into our names. We settled on a price with them for about $134,000, so that is the amount of our loan. They paid $66,500 when they purchased the house a few years prior. $66,500 is the amount on the tax record. My question is: When we sell the house, are we paying capital gains tax on anything we get over $66,500 or over our loan of $134,000?