Thank you, it is not what I had hoped for but I understand it now.

So the 2 year "counter/timer" for ownership starts when we go to the county recorder to record the transfer, meaning I need to stay here 2 more years in order t...

For tax purposes when do I qualify as the "owner" living in the home as my primary residence?Is it the date of the gift or the date we agreed he would sell it t...

I plan to sell within the next few months.Of course I do not want to pay capital gains especially since I have been here 7 years.And nobody has claimed the inte...

The answer is:The timer for when ownership starts is based on the date the sale is recorded to me with the county. This means if I want to avoid capital gains I...