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My mom‘s house was put in for 15 years ago for my brother and me. Now she has to go to assisted-living. We plan on selling the house to pay for monthly care. The house is paid off. What’s the best way, tax wise, to do this?

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See a real estate attorney. You should use one when you sell the house for the closing. You can ask your questions since there are state and federal rules if taxes need to be paid.

I recommend that you consider investing rather than CDs or just a checkbook to help her $$$ last
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Definitely see a CPA or as Alva suggested real estate atty (who may have a CPA on staff) with this question. So much depends on the actual ownership. And a CPA needs to review that for you to get an accurate answer. Good luck.
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Definitely see an attorney with this question. I would contact a real estate attorney with all documents and when they were done.
This is something that may vary state to state and it is definitely something that you cannot afford to get wrong.
See an attorney.

Just a by the by, would love it if you came back and told us what, for your own state, you found out. No one really ever does update us about those things, and if they did we would have a whole lot more knowledge to share.
Good luck!
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We aren't accountants.

Go to bogleheads.org which is a public financial forum. I personally would not risk getting advice on a global anonymous public forum of non-professionals where there is no accountability if we give you bad or incorrect advice.
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