If someone were to buy their shares, they would gain ownership of 2/3 of the business.

It is a good group of like minded investors and I think the value you would gain there would be very beneficial as you get started. 

The BP forum is free and some contributors have nothing to gain and want to see others thrive.

Well, if the FMV of the house is at or near $300k based on reasonable comps, and there's no legitimate benefit to the client's offer (i.e. all cash, fast closing, no contingency, whatever), I'd probably quit working with them because there's really little to gain working with cheapskates and bums who just want to steal other people's property.

My first thought was sell to lock in your tax free cap gain.

My time, effort, and headache to get the loan processed/approved is valuable to me.Hope that helps.

So if you have any additional gain left over after taking the 121 exclusion, including the depreciation recapture, you can shelter the rest in a 1031 exchange.

This is very valuable for me because the houses around us only rent in the spring and summer. 

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