Renting out your Marietta home instead of selling could cost you the capital gains exclusion if you wait past the two-of-five-year window. Here's the math to run first.
net proceeds
One of the most common moments of surprise I see sellers experience happens not when they accept an offer, but when they sit down at the closing table and see the final settlement statement for the first time. The number at the bottom — the amount that's actually going to hit their bank account — is almost always lower than they expected. Sometimes significantly lower. It's not that anyone was hiding...