Since you've lived in the apartment since 2007, you likely won’t be hit with any capital gains taxes as long as your profit is under the IRS exclusion limit ($250k for single filers or $500k for married couples).

They like getting their “mailbox money” and spreading out the capital gains over time.  

Hello everyone,I sold my investment property last year and realized a capital gain.

If you ever need help, I’d love to assist you in gaining more knowledge in real estate investing and blending your construction and remodeling experience for success in this new chapter.

Since you lived there more than 2 years in the past 5 most, if not all, of your capital gains should be tax free.  

In addition to that, here are a few pieces of advice that might help you on your journey:Wholesaling as a Launchpad: Wholesaling can be a great way to generate capital and gain valuable experience in the market without the need for significant upfront investment.

Being a licensed agent obviously saves me the commission loss, but I would like to at least hold more than a year to stay away from short term capital gains taxes.

Gaining connections with agents, investors, and wholesalers for off market deals is obviously a sure way to find properties under value.

I'm trying to start off small and gain my way up the ladder.

If I were to answer my own question - I'd say focus on flipping properties while you're young since it will give you a higher ROI and capital gains.