Tax implications also differ; selling may incur capital gains tax, while rental income is taxable but offset by deductions.There are several factors to consider when deciding if you should sell or keep your property as a rental. 

You can use up to $25k a year of those passive activity losses if you are actively participating in your real estate ventures ("small landlord" exception) and income stays under $100k a year.So yes it can be useful if someone happens to fall under these circumstances, but for anyone who is going to have over $100k a year of retirement / other sourced income, they may be out of luck.It's all timing - you are just using up those PAL earlier than if you waited for the rentals to start producing taxable income (they normally do if it is a good investment), or a property is sold and PAL are released to offset that income. 

If you are a real estate professional, you may potentially be able to buy some rental properties, perform cost segregation studies and eliminate the taxable income.The issue, is in a couple more years, your PM company will likely be more profitable and you will have rental proprties with reduced depreciation, further increasing your tax burden.

If you give me a loan at 0% interest, then everything up to the Applicable Federal Rate (AFR) is considered a taxable gift.

Hey John, To break it down for you: Capital Gains Calculation:For the 33.33% Interest Acquired via Quit Claim Deed (November 7, 2015): This portion of the gain would be calculated as the difference between 33.33% of the sale price and the original purchase price of $52,700.For the 16.66% Remainder Interest Acquired on November 17, 2020: This portion of the gain would be calculated as the difference between 16.66% of the sale price and the fair market value of the property on November 17, 2020 (the date of Person A's death).For the 50% Remainder Interest Acquired on January 17, 2023: This portion of the gain would be calculated as the difference between 50% of the sale price and the fair market value of the property on January 17, 2023 (the date of Person B's death).Consideration of Home Sale Costs: Deducting allowable costs associated with the sale (closing costs, repairs, etc.) from the total gain to arrive at the taxable capital gains amount.1031 Exchange as a Means to Defer Capital Gains: You're correct that a 1031 exchange could be utilized to defer the capital gains taxes.

According to my calculations, using Brooklyn's property tax rate of 0.78%, the tax should be around $354 per month based on taxable value of the property, not the $716 estimated by the agent.

So, both my wife and I are full time W2 employees and are in the 24% tax bracket, and I came across the short-term rental loophole which sounds really amazing for taking write offs and using them to reduce your W2 taxable income, but also equally difficult to qualify for, unless you are within a short driving distance to your property.  

Since you are accelerating your depreciation, you reduce your taxable income thus reducing your amount owed in taxes.

Meaning, DTI, and taxable income are in play and can limit your HELOC amount also impacting the amount to qualify for and or making it extremely difficult to qualify for anything at all.- Vacancy rate factor and bottom line Schedule E income will be used to calculate the rental, no the gross DSCR lease amount.

You make extra cash (all taxable) but the longer the stay, the higher the cost.