dschwartz69
Junior Member
Arizona - I may soon be selling a house that I formerly lived in but am now renting out. Because we lived in the house less than 2 of the ast 5 years (and have no plans to move back into the house), I understand that I am responsible for the capital gains on the proceeds of the house sale.
My question is: are cap. gains determined directly from the SellingPrice - (Purchase Price + Improvements)? We currently have a Home Equity Line of Credit on that house that was taken out before we began renting. When I'm estimating Cap Gains, should I subtrace what it costs to pay off the HELOC (at the time of sale) before apply the cap gains percentage or does that not factor in?
thanks,
David.
My question is: are cap. gains determined directly from the SellingPrice - (Purchase Price + Improvements)? We currently have a Home Equity Line of Credit on that house that was taken out before we began renting. When I'm estimating Cap Gains, should I subtrace what it costs to pay off the HELOC (at the time of sale) before apply the cap gains percentage or does that not factor in?
thanks,
David.