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"We recently sold and purchased a home with the help of Long and Foster's Schwiesow team. We had a very nice experience. Nancy Schwiesow was recommended to us by a very close friend. She is well known and well regarded in Silver Spring. We met, what seems like ages ago, and began a very slow process to sell and purchase a home. I believe it took about 2 years. I owned a townhouse in Dumont Oaks and desired to remain in the same neighborhood for school options for my teenage daughter. The situation was complicated by a new marriage with my husband and I living in 2 different states (GA and MD) and no specific time frame for permanently residing in Maryland together. We faced additional challenges along the way and were thankful for the Schwiesow team’s understanding and support. The Schwiesow team is a well rounded group of professionals, providing comprehensive expertise and support throughout the home buying and selling process. They consider the client’s needs and follow the client’s lead. We were focused and Nancy, Michael and Paul truly worked with us to reach our goals. We especially appreciated their extra efforts on our behalf, they really fought for us. We greatly valued their patience, availability, compassion, honesty and humor through a stressful time. Thanks to the Schwiesow team we are living in a lovely home that truly feels like it was meant for us. We have been on a long journey, but the destination made it all worthwhile."
Rebecca and Victor Medrano January 2010
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Investment Real Estate >Investment Property Exchanges
When you buy an investment property, there are two important financial goals to consider. You will want a property capable of producing rental income. When you sell, you hope that the property will have appreciated enough that you will earn a good profit on your investment. If your property has enjoyed a healthy appreciation, you may need to do some careful planning to avoid paying out most of your profits in the form of capital gains taxes.
When selling your primary residence, you may be able to defer your capital gains taxes when you buy your next home. This does not apply, however, to investment property. If you sell one property then purchase another, the taxes will be due for the year the sale occurred. On the other hand, if you arrange to trade one property for another, you may be able to defer the capital gains tax.
It is not as complicated as it sounds! Many real estate agents and attorneys specialize in helping their clients put these kind of transactions together. You don't have to trade buildings with the people buying your property. The property you trade may belong to a third party, and your buyers need only cooperate with the closing attorney to make the transaction work.
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