Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

They want to be full service RE professionals.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

They hired an attorney who was skilled at assisting them stay as long as possible. 

As far as your primary residence, if you have lived in it 2 out of the last 5 years, you should not have to pay taxes on capital gains (difference between what you paid for it & what you sold it for) up to $250,000 if you file your taxes as an individual and $500,000 if you file jointly with a spouse.Just a disclaimer, I am not a tax professional.

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Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

@Victor Yang To use the rental losses to offset any active income (W2), you'd have meet Real Estate Professional status (which would be difficult to do with a W2 job because you'd have to work more on real estate than any other job to qualify) OR have an AGI of $150K or less.

Licensed in both Hawaii and Vermont at the moment, navigating acquisitions and depositions by collaborating the directions of my client with grounded professional understanding.