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1031s: Minimizing Your Investment Property Tax Burden
Investment properties are almost a two-in-one return opportunity. Not only can you generate rental income regularly, but the property will often gain value over time and bring you even more returns on the back end. But as with most things in life, that opportunity can be a double-edged sword when it comes time to sell. Not only will you need to pay capital gains taxes on that increased value, but if you used depreciation to reduce your tax payments while you owned the property, the IRS would recapture some of that depreciation as well. The double-hit of capital gains taxes and depreciation recapture can throw up roadblocks if you’re selling…