Gains Planning
How capital gains, depreciation recapture, and estate tax rules apply to Detroit property sales, and where a 1031 exchange fits the picture.
Gains Planning
Capital Gains When Selling a House
Whether a Detroit-area house sale owes capital gains tax depends mostly on whether it was a primary residence, a rental, or something in between.
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Charitable Remainder Trust for Real Estate
A charitable remainder trust lets a Detroit owner sell appreciated property tax-deferred inside the trust while drawing income for life; here is the tradeoff.
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Cost Segregation Study
A cost segregation study reclassifies parts of a Detroit building into faster depreciation schedules, which boosts near-term deductions and raises recapture later.
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Avoid Capital Gains Real Estate
The realistic ways a Detroit property owner lowers or defers a capital gains bill on sale, and where each one runs into limits the seller should know up front.
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Depreciation Recapture Tax
Depreciation recapture taxes the deductions a Detroit property owner already claimed, separately from the rest of the gain, and it applies even on a flat sale.
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How Opportunity Zones Defer Capital Gains
Qualified Opportunity Zone funds defer capital gains differently than a 1031 exchange, with tighter geography rules and a longer required holding period.
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Installment Sale for Real Estate
An installment sale spreads a Detroit property's gain across the years payments arrive instead of taxing it all at closing; here is how the math actually works.
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Capital Gains Tax on Investment Property
Long-term versus short-term rates, state tax, and recapture combine on a Detroit investment property sale; here is how the pieces fit and where deferral fits in.
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Estate Tax and Real Estate Holdings
Real property owned at death gets a basis step-up that erases capital gains, which changes how a Detroit family should weigh selling now against holding.
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Section 121 Exclusion
Section 121 shields up to $250,000 or $500,000 of home-sale gain for a Detroit-area owner who meets the ownership and use tests; here is how it actually works.
ExploreCapital Gains Tax on Rental Property
How the gain on a Detroit rental sale actually gets calculated, what depreciation recapture adds on top, and what a seller should line up before listing.
ExploreCapital Gains Tax on Inherited Property
Inherited real estate gets a stepped-up basis that resets the tax clock; here is how that works for a Detroit-area heir and where it does not go far enough.
ExploreHow to Defer Capital Gains Tax on Real Estate
A Detroit property owner facing a capital gains bill has more than one deferral option; here is where a 1031 exchange fits among the realistic alternatives.
ExploreCapital Gains Tax on Second Home
A second home or northern Michigan cottage does not get the Section 121 exclusion the way a primary residence does; here is what actually applies at sale.
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