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Welcome to the website for The Lynn Jackson Group ...at Century 21 Jack Associates in Vergennes, Vermont! As consumer confidence in our national economy continues to grow, so grows the number of people looking for real estate. The Lynn Jackson Group is ready to help you find your new home. With a lot of homes on the market and interest rates at record lows, THIS IS THE TIME TO BUY REAL ESTATE ! Call our office and ask to speak with Lynn or Susan: (800) 639-8052
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First Time Buyers >Your Principal Residence
The Federal Tax Code allows married taxpayers to exclude from capital gains taxes up to $500,000 in profits from selling a home (singles can exclude $250,000). In order to qualify for this exemption, you must prove that that the home has been your principal residence for at least two out of the last five years. The establishment of the home as a principal residence depends on the facts of each homeowner's circumstance. Here are two cases to consider.
Homeowner A has lived at 25 Pine Drive for 12 years. Although he stays at his vacation cottage in another town for up to three months out of each year (sometimes more), 25 Pine Drive is his principal residence, where he lives most of the time. When he sells the home, Homeowner A (filing as a single individual) can keep up to $250,000 in tax-free profit.
Homeowner B buys 108 Maple Street, intending to live there. He rents it out while waiting to sell his current home, where he has lived for six years. His principal residence sells at the end of two years. Homeowner B moves into his new house, lives there for three months, and then decides to travel. After a six-month trip, he regrets buying 108 Maple Street and sells it. Even though he has owned the house on Maple Street for over two years, it won't qualify as "owner-occupied", because he only lived in it for a few months. Thus Homeowner B is not eligible to claim the tax exemption when he sells the house on Maple Street.
Consult your tax advisor for advice about your particular circumstance.
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During what great land boom (1919) did investors pay up to $25,000 for lots that had not yet been dredged up from the ocean?
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The Florida Land Boom--Carl Fisher founded Miami Beach that year and brought hundreds of investors to the state. |
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