Yeah, I decided to avoid getting into that because the article was already long, but it's a good point. However, to be fair, you should also point out 1031 exch

Yeah, I decided to avoid getting into that because the article was already long, but it's a good point. However, to be fair, you should also point out 1031 exchanges, which allow you to defer those capital gains taxes even further down the line: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1031_exchange http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1031_exchange