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Liz Weston: Still think you can use loophole to reduce, eliminate capital gains on rental properties? Think again
Liz Weston: Still think you can use loophole to reduce, eliminate capital gains on rental properties? Think again
Liz Weston: Still think you can use loophole to reduce, eliminate capital gains on rental properties? Think again

Published on: 07/04/2026

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Before the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008, landlords could move into their rentals for a couple of years, sell the properties and then invoke the home sale exclusion. Getty Images

Dear Liz: My husband and I have owned a rental property for 20 years. We’ve never lived in it.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2026/07/liz-weston-still-think-you-can-use-loophole-to-reduce-eliminate-capital-gains-on-rental-properties-think-again.html

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