@John PelaezAshish hit it on the nailThe answer in tax is that it depends especially since you didn't provide detail on the "property"If the property was a personal residence - you may be able to exclude a portion of the gain if you lived there for 2 out of the last 5 yearsIf the property was a flip - the gain is ordinary and not eligible to be deferred.If the property was a rental property - the capital gains rate will be 0%, 15% or 20% depending on what tax bracket you fall into and if you held it for more than 1 year.You would have needed to contact a 1031 intermediary BEFORE the sale to potentially defer the gain.

@Anthony Galbo Thank you for the detailed advice.

I don't know the details on this yet, but suffice it to say the tenants of this property aren't going to make any part of this process easy for anyone.

Are there any references or books you can suggest that detail general landlord law and how to legally declare a piece of property as a rental property?

I will prepare this as if I will be taken to court and need to provide detailed evidence on the amounts I have deducted. 

@John Thedford  could probably give a little more detail as he is pretty up to speed on what is allowed by law in FLA

Details below -I purchased my first 4 unit (2 bedroom 1 bathroom) multifamily house hack property in June, and I've just entered 1 unit.

Feel free to connect so we can chat and give you more details to see if we're able to help you with your property.

Do you have any more details you can share on the process?

My Questions:#1 - Understand may need more details but in general is converting my first purchase to an LLC really going to strengthen a case to get a past owner out of the property?