Stocks vs Real Estate

[Vivian Huang]

Hi BP! My friend previously worked at Amazon and decided to take 10 months off this year. Since she didn't make any income this year, she is considering selling all her Amazon stocks to avoid $10k in capital gains tax from the appreciation. She is considering investing into a small studio and converting that into a rental. Does anyone have any thoughts on Amazon stock vs. studio condo in Seattle? Thanks in advance!

[Adrian Chu]

I think what the original poster was saying is that because her bracket is lower from not working, there would be some tax benefits from short term cap gains which would otherwise be taxed at the bracket rate.