1031 exchange rental properties

[Marysue Connelly]

Interested is strategies for selling long term rental of 8 years. As our market changes and becomes less landlord more tenant friendly we are looking to sell our long term rental. Does anyone know if selling w/ 1031 buying new rental; then renting the new property for 2 years before moving into the property would avoid any capital gains taxes? If this is helpful how long would we need to live there to reduce capital gains taxes before selling the property?

[Wayne Brooks]

@Dave Foster can tell you for sure but I believe you’d be okay on any “gain” realized from the sale of the replacement property but you would still of course owe taxes on the gain from the sale of the first property, that were deferred.