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Step-Up in Basis: How to Lower Taxes When Passing Appreciated Real Estate to Your Children

  What is the Step-Up in Basis? Learn how this powerful tax rule can help you pass on appreciated assets like real estate or stocks to your heirs, potentially eliminating a massive capital gains tax bill. Have you ever watched an investment, like a house or a stock portfolio, grow in value over the years…