Renting Out vs Selling the House
Why This Matters
Accidental landlording is a business decision made by inertia.
Decide Deliberately
Cash flow with vacancies computed
Landlord temperament honesty
Capital gains exclusion clock checked
Manager costs priced in
1% rule sanity check
Gotchas & Consequences
The 2-of-5-year tax exclusion expires — waiting can cost six figures.
Landlording from another state without a manager fails predictably.
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