In the first quarter alone their were 140 multifamily transactions in Miami-Dade county and Fort Lauderdale.

The problem is that you're not allowed to do it intentionally.Also, I disagree with your attempts to plan for "after-Trump" taxation.

If your husband did not send quarterly estimated tax payments, then there will also be interest and penalties involved.  

There are many benefits that plan can offer over a self-directed IRA, one of which being that you and your wife could possibly have 1 plan for both of your traditional and Roth funds.If you're not eligible for a Solo 401k, the IRA will likely become a better value proposition for you as your income (and taxation) grows.

.), Municipal Building (office of taxation), Office of Housing and Comunity Development and Office of Property Assessment per each office referral until they start referring me back to each other with no luck.

Binghamton water/sewer sent me a quarterly bill for $85,000 on a property that is worth $120k on a good day.  

I'm a CPA and attorney with both a masters degree in taxation from a business school, and a masters of laws LL.M. degree in taxation and estate planning from Georgetown Law. 

The way to avoid it is to invest either via SEP or solo-401k which are excluded from such taxation. 

And, depending on your water source, a well permit and quarterly testing for the Brevard Health Department.All the permits total around $500/year.I own several units in the Melbourne Beach/Space Coast area so I'm familiar with the local laws if you need some more info. 

Put the quarter you bought your house in 1995 and 100k as purchase price.