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Updated over 5 years ago on . Most recent reply

Selling primary home - cap gains tax
Hi everyone, I’d like to run a question by our community:
I purchased a home 2 years ago with a FHA loan. About 15 months later, we bought another home with a primary mortgage and moved to that new home. The first house was converted into a STR (AirBnB).
I know that to qualify for the tax free gains with a primary home sale, I have to live in the property for 2 of the last 5 years.
In the near future, we are considering moving back to the first home to fulfill the 2 years and take advantage of that tax exemption.
My question, how do you indicate and prove your primary home? When we initially bought our first home, it became our homestead (TX) and we haven’t had a chance to change that yet (so it shows as our homestead for 2 years). If and when we move back to that first, what measures should we take to ensure and record that we are moving back to that home as our primary residence?
TLDR: how do the tax authorizes validate that the property you are claiming was indeed your primary for 2 of the last 5 years?
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Check with your cpa.....you may have lost the 121 full exemption since you turned it into a rental before your 2 year mark.
The rule is not Only (2 if the last 5 years). That works if you lu e in it for 2 years First, then turn into a rental for less than 3. It does Not fully work if it is initially a rental for say 2 years, then you occupy for 2 years and sell....you get a 50% exemption due to Non Qualified use.....not sure if that would apply in Your case though...others here may.