Taxes and rules
The IRS and local rules that change the numbers.
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Rent out your house or sell it? Check the three-year tax clock first
Compare the monthly cash flow from renting with the cash in hand from selling. Then check the tax clock: if you lived there two of the last five years, up to $250,000 of profit ($500,000 for most married couples) can be tax-free, and renting it out for more than three years can end that.