My other question even before knowing that number is why not just buy more properties instead of sinking money into a Duplex to gain such a small increase in overall ARV.

(She currently does not have an address in US. )this i figure would serve as well when it sells for capital gains .

.) - find a way to split profits/gains on the property, and have them work with you from there.

@Shelita Compton depends on your current returns and investment strategy, but most investors would advise holding unless you 1031 your capital gains into another suitable cash flow property.

I took advantage of the no capital gains tax period and will put the equity into investment projects closer to home here in Maine.

Hi tax professionals, can anyone please advise if we can invest the capital gains from stocks in RE to defer paying taxes something like a 1031 exchange?

I took advantage of the no capital gains tax period and will put the equity into investment projects closer to home here in Maine.

I took advantage of the no capital gains tax period and will put the equity into investment projects closer to home here in Maine.

@Karissa Green Agree with @Andrew Postell purchasing a property from a company that you own will result in a huge tax bill on capital gain because once a 'sale' happens, a 1099 has to be issued, and therefore IRS knows a sale has occurred.

.- Assume $1,000,000 short-term capital gain  (with other income, so max-tax)Note that before the gain, I was already planning to buy a couple commerical properties (1 in state, 1 out of state), but then due to the gain, I wound up learning about Opportunity Zone investing, QOF/QOZB, etc. -- unfortunately the 2 properties I wanted to buyer are OUTSIDE of their respective states OZ's.