If the house rose in value over the next few years, then she could exclude some of the additional gain when it came time to sell, but as far as excluding the $150,000 that year, Tracy’s strategy would fail miserably.Whether you are moving a property out of an S Corporation for loan purposes or to turn it into your primary home, be sure to plan with your tax advisors strategically prior to making this move.Transferring Depreciated Real Estate May Not be Beneficial EitherAlthough you can avoid paying tax by transferring property that has depreciated in value, there isn’t a benefit to doing this either.

I have out of state investments without property managers it’s called being strategic

Im a second year college student currently studying strategic communication and business in Boulder, from the Longmont area.

Having also just finished reading David Greene’s Long-Distance Real Estate Investing, I had the same question with regards to strategic locations to start looking out of state.

My feeling is get your first 10 paid off and then strategically pull equity out to either do capital improvements 15 to 20 yrs down the road, buy more property or invest somewhere else since the equity pull out is tax free.

It's all about strategic progression and aligning with those who can propel you toward your objectives.

Any ideas on how to strategically structure the actual "strike price" of the options?

If they are professional buyer they should know the comps way before submitting bids and should have knowledge way better than the realtor, most realtor don't know how to do comps anyway they only run from localcma dot com or something like that, but they're not expert in neighborhood or price trend, I'm teaching my realtor how to do that and strategize on top of that. 

Where it could have been invested and growing for you.Consider looking at the mortgage as a tool that you can leverage, find a lender/loan officer who specializes in strategic mortgage planning!

All these questions and more need to be strategized and answered.