If the property is sold at a loss, can you unwind a 1031 to off set the gain on the sale of initial property?

Whatever your case may be, I will be successful with apartments as I've already started but I figured I'd reach out to gain a word or two and I am not pleased with the responses.

If we resided in a property for 20 months in the last 5 years, does the IRS consider a "partial" capital gains tax exemption?

It shows individual gains and ROI over a 30-year period, which helps identify which factors provide the highest returns and make informed investment decisions.In your case, even if you're not cash-flowing in the first year, since the negative cash flow is minimal, I’d still go for it.

Thats not investing to me.But if you break even on a 600k purchase and end up with a 450k loan, you're going to get about 20k a year in depreciation to gain about 4k in tax benefits. 

Simple.Those that have value to provide will be incentivised by the BP readers to have value in their posts so they can gain exposure.

Framing the idea as a way to preserve and improve the family property (rather than focusing on personal gain) might help avoid misunderstandings.

Selling and dropping the equity into an index fund is a lower-maintenance option, but you’d be locking in your gains at a relatively stagnant point in the market.Given your low interest rate and the potential for rents to inch up, renting could be a reasonable play.

Start small and scale up gradually as you gain experience and capital.Don't discount tax savings from rental while building your portfolio.

I use a scoring system where applicants gain and lose points and their total either meets or falls short of my established line in the sand.