When the property sells, the allocation of equity goes to each part, ing to their equity contribution; each party also shares any losses accrued from the sold property. A shared equity mortgage can be a good solution for homebuyers.
If you are in a situation where you want to sell your share of a property with more than one co-owner, you'll need to follow certain steps to remove your legal responsibility for the property. This involves ensuring the mortgage is refinanced to take your name from the title with a quitclaim deed.
You can avoid capital gains tax when you sell your primary residence by buying another house and using the 121 home sale exclusion. In addition, the 1031 like-kind exchange allows investors to defer taxes when they reinvest the proceeds from the sale of an investment property into another investment property.