PandaBear
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My mom has decided to move to a retirement community. She currently owns a home in a HCOL area. She will be moving to a different state (where she was born and raised and still has family and friends) with significantly lower cost of living.
My understanding is that if she were to sell her house now, she would use the cost basis from when my dad died (2016), have a 250K exemption and pay taxes on the rest. So, for example, the house was purchased for 25K, was appraised at about 1.5 million in 2016 and is currently valued at 2 million. She'd pay taxes on 250K (I think).
She would like to rent it. I think we'd get about 5k per month. My question is: what are the tax ramifications if she rents it and decides to sell it later? Does she lose the step up she got when my dad died?
The house is in her trust. When she is gone, are there any ramifications for her heirs by her having rented it rather than living in it?
I also have an appointment with a tax guy to ask these questions, but I thought if I had some understanding before the appointment begins, Id be better off!
My understanding is that if she were to sell her house now, she would use the cost basis from when my dad died (2016), have a 250K exemption and pay taxes on the rest. So, for example, the house was purchased for 25K, was appraised at about 1.5 million in 2016 and is currently valued at 2 million. She'd pay taxes on 250K (I think).
She would like to rent it. I think we'd get about 5k per month. My question is: what are the tax ramifications if she rents it and decides to sell it later? Does she lose the step up she got when my dad died?
The house is in her trust. When she is gone, are there any ramifications for her heirs by her having rented it rather than living in it?
I also have an appointment with a tax guy to ask these questions, but I thought if I had some understanding before the appointment begins, Id be better off!