If you don't do the homework, you will give them the impression you may not be up to doing the homework with real estate investing.

U want your parents to talk to their CPA FIRST.. if they go the development route they are now ( depending on the amount of units) creating inventory.. which will be taxed at ordinary income rates ( very HIGH)if they just sell they can 1031  and move on to something else.. many times when you run the math consider the risks of a partnership.. the sale of the land is far better than thinking your going to make some profit.. 

This is why my original message said that I have done other homework already.

So there are a few ways to look at this, the 1st question is are you sure your renovation’s will double the property value, most renovations on primary residences, your lucky to get 60-70% of the dollar cost back out upon sale, so really nail down your comps, than you have basically a math problem if your rate on your primary goes up how long if ever before that extra payment is more than 400k in taxes, that’s just a simple calculation to help you decide, but I suspect you actually have a different question here, from a purely financial perspective my guess is the best option is to do anything to avoid that tax hit, but one of the reasons to make money is to spend it on things that you enjoy, based on your overall financial picture and a subjective view of how much enjoyment you will get out of a renovated home, you should decide if you want to roll your profit into another deal or “cash-out” your winnings, I love cars and I’m willing to spend more than is fiscally smart on them because they bring me joy, there is nothing wrong with that, but i don’t think it’s a fiscally smart choice, without knowing your exact property id imagine a renovation would fall into that category, so that’s the terms I would use to decide.

In that case, the math doesn't support paying a couple thousand dollars in fixed fees to a title company. 

The basic math they used to describe "replacing" your income was a bit shocking.

Have an air tight criteria and do your homework on the applicants.

You also benefited from the tax deduction that includes PMI and per your own statement, it's been a great experience until you looked at a recent statement that reminded you of what you once knew but forgot from long ago.Do the math.

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