It is good to meet you and I hope we can exchange ideas soon.Koel

Except in cases of things like a 1031 exchange, your capital gain is measured on the sale price in excess of the properties basis.

Have you considered renovating it to condo conversion and being the owner of both units, renting it, and then 1031 exchanging it into another asset?

What does a Private Lender get out of loaning out 250k in exchange for 360 payments of 2k per month? 

You can always 1031 exchange to kick the can down the road.Also, bonus depreciation is a tax strategy. 

I have a client that sold his land and would like to use his 1031 exchange to buy his mothers land.

Because the 1031 exchange, if you need it, will accommodate any transition both in a market cycle and in your personal journey.

Hello guys, we plan to take cash out refinance from one of our houses that are paid off ( no mortgage) and then 1031 exchange sale.  

I had to replace the kitchen countertop and renovate the bathroom once.Anyways, the BRL/USD exchange rate is very favorable for international investors now.

We are in 3 DOM market, These days even Owner / inexperienced buyers are super aggressive, I saw lot of broken homes are bought by owner occupant and not by flipper , if they don't care about all these mess/possibility to sue, then the job of buyer agent is simply a Docusign transaction exchanger.