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Would I pay capital gains if selling raw land to buy a home?

Posted on 8/14/23 at 3:53 pm
Posted by DownSouthDave
Beau, Bro, Baw
Member since Jan 2013
7386 posts
Posted on 8/14/23 at 3:53 pm
I've had raw land for a couple years now, nothing there but some a couple barns and horse stalls.

Considering selling it to buy land with a home already on it.

Would I be able to sell the land and my primary residence and use a 1031 while purchasing new home to avoid capital gains?
Posted by TTownTiger
Austin
Member since Oct 2007
5304 posts
Posted on 8/14/23 at 4:20 pm to
Raw Land? yes. Primary residence? No. 1031 has to be investment properties.
Posted by baldona
Florida
Member since Feb 2016
20538 posts
Posted on 8/14/23 at 6:49 pm to
Anything not your primary residence will have capital gains. Talk to your cpa, you may need some farm implements to help with the improvements in order to sell the land.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37164 posts
Posted on 8/14/23 at 7:04 pm to
If you are going to live in the new home you can’t do a 1031.

Posted by LSUtigerME
Walker, LA
Member since Oct 2012
3809 posts
Posted on 8/14/23 at 9:35 pm to
How much have you actually gained on this land?

You’d only owe LTCG on the difference in sale price minus purchase price and any improvements.
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