If I understand correctly the capital gains tax rates have changed for 2017 such that under about $75K income there is 0% long term capital gains.

If you sell it and gained significant profit from the sale, you will have to pay capital gains tax.

I have improved the condo with capital expenses around $20,000 (actually more but I don't have the receipts and documentation for everything unfortunately).

Two main reasons. 1 is we make money a whole bunch of ways as I described above. 2 is you cannot keep all properties as you will run out of capital.

I have capital deployed in very rewarding places that I'm not comfortable liquidating for the down payment yet, however i do have roughly 20k+ in my 401k through my workplace Fidelity account that i would gladly put towards real estate..

I have been interested in house hacking for a while. trying to learn more more everyday while building up my capital for a down payment+reserves and expecting to pull the trigger in the next 6-12 months.

Thanks I just wanted to share a nice nugget I learned today for BP nation!!

What I am really trying to get at is, how can I help my parents capitalize on this $500k of equity and also in return set up a property (residence/investment) for myself to have full rights to? 

For example, I have a lender that requires less capital reserves on a completely renovated property than one you only put a few dollars into and it'll need some work soon.

I want to get started in Real Estate Investing, I have a paid off home in Arizona. looking to refinance and do the whole BRRRR Strategy BUT the problem is that i am a foreign national and refinancing my home is nearly impossible I've called close to 20 banks and private lenders and most of them dont even deal with foreign nationals and the ones that do make it nearly impossible to invest with the high points closing costs and rates. what i was thinking of doing is adding a U.S. citizen to the tiltle of my home and having a Co- Ownership Agreement in place in order to refinance thru them and gt the best rates most money and lowest closing costs