You get all the benefits of real estate (cash flow, appreciation, tax benefits) with none of the headaches of becoming a landlord.Food for thought, and something I wish I'd figured out much earlier in my real estate investing career. 

I hope someone else can find inspiration by my story or if you are in similar situation maybe you can take part of what i did and run with it like a pair of scissors in your hand cutting through the mess thats blocking you. 

The problem is the property taxes. 

I'm working on filing my taxes and need this piece but don't know where to go to find my land value.Thanks

The tax courts have created a pretty effective standard for considering the legitimacy of refinances prior to a 1031 exchange. 

Has anyone had experience with wiggling out of a bad situation?

If you have or buying a rental/airbnb or even fix and flip.  Do you want the property in business name/LLC etc?Also if you have a business for just buying/selling land only and spend money/milage traveling to properti...

Is it better to buy a primary house with 5% down and stay for 2 years after which I can rent out (hoping rents increase by then) if not I can sell it and be and be exempt from taxes on capital gains.2.

They could use the tax break for gifting into someone's 529 and I wouldn't claim the money that goes straight into the kids 529. 

Not to mention agent fees, staging, and short-term gains tax from the sale.