DEAR BOB: My husband owned his home when we met and later married. We sold that home in 1993 and "rolled over" the profit into our current home. We are now thinking of selling our current home. How does the new law you often discuss apply to us? – Christine M.

DEAR CHRISTINE: Thank you for bringing up an often-overlooked aspect of wonderful Internal Revenue Code 121.

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Dan Ramsey has written many excellent real estate books, but his latest, "What the 'Experts' May Not Tell You About Buying a House or Apartment," is an uneven, disappointing book that offers both great insights and inaccurate information. As a longtime real estate book reviewer, I would love to tell you this is a great book, or it is trash. Unfortunately, neither statement is correct.  more...