Don't count on spending going down: Dem economic policy: Tax and spend GOP economic policy: Spend and don't tax. As

@Dimitri PaspalarisIf you do sell the stocks, be aware that you may have to pay tax as a result.You may be subject to favorable capital gains tax rate if the stocks are long-term.To avoid the tax hit, you may want to also consider selling stocks that have decreased in value.

As mentioned selling a primary is even better tax wise due to section 121 as it isn't allowing you to Defer tax as with a 1031...it's letting you totally eliminate the tax! 

These are probably the three most active cash flow real estate states that have no state tax.  As

Or is there anyway that I could keep the tax as low as possible?

Lower capital gains tax as compared to income tax What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Also, i usually check the Bibb tax assessors website for current and past assessed values at: http://www.co.bibb.ga.us/TaxAs...Click on “Search Records” then “Property Record Cards” and plug in the address and you’ll get some valuable information.

I don’t know about laws and taxes for a foreign investor but, besides that I feel totally ready to begin.The money I pretend to use is from one of my three properties that are for sale here in Sao Paulo-Brazil.

I decided to do my analysis pre-tax as well because I found it's easier to compare apples-to-apples as you said this way.Thanks for taking the time to give me feedback though!

@markcreason and @jayhinrichsWould he have to pay CA Income Tax & CA State Tax as well as Texas income tax??