Using the Principal Residence Sale Tax Exemption | miOaklandCounty.com



Thursday, April 21, 2005By Robert J. BrussInman News
Internal Revenue Code 121, the principal-residence-sale tax exemption, can be used over and over again, without limit, but not more frequently than once every 24 months. Some savvy home buyers have even created a tax-free business by buying a fixer-upper house, living in it at least 24 months, meanwhile renovating it to increase its market value.
If you do this over and over, you will soon become known as a tax-free “serial home seller!” A single person can qualify for up to $250,000 tax-free profits, but a married couple (or two qualified, unmarried co-owner residents) can qualify for up to $500,000 tax-exempt profits every 24 months. The big drawback, however, is living in the home while it is being renovated!

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