The best way to avoid any tax on the sale of the vacation home is to look into Section 1031 Like Kind Exchanges.
You would have to find another Vacation Home in the Exchange that you wanted to buy and there are time limits on this,
but the basis in the 1st property would roll over into the 2nd property and tax would only be paid on Boot.
There are other options if the vacation home was used as a rental income.
I hope that answers your questions. Please feel free to give TurboTax a call anytime if you have additional questions or need assistance.
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