You could structure the deal as an installment sale or a lease option so the property owner doesn't see a large capital gain tax payment for the sale.And good on you for helping out!

In the City of Austin, we saw a 6.5% increase to $575,000*Total sales increased 2.5% in the metro.

Check out recent sales in the area to get a sense of pricing and comps.

At the time of sale, we would amend our existing mortgage to ensure the sold property is no longer collateral for that mortage. 

of course the sale of hurricane damaged houses also confuses the issue (my house had no such damage but is only about 4 blocks from houses that did). 

It is in livable condition but needs cosmetic repairs.We are currently paying $1600 on a $220k mortgage and we want to sell and move to this home, but we would only net about $7-10k on the sale of our home. 

What is the value as of today, if placed on the market, subject to sales commissions, capital gain taxes, Depreciation recapture, etc.

I recently moved back to the U.S. after almost two decades working in international development and entrepreneurship across the African continent, from co-founding a tech-enabled logistics company in Ghana to negotiating public-private partnerships for infrastructure investments in Senegal.

Also, not very easy to use typical methods of valuation like comparable sales - there is no public tax assessor's website that you can just freely grab this from. 

OPIf you have a company with a Sales tax license.