I just did this before moving here. Have to wait til 2 years has passed to get tax free. I listed it 2 months before that date arrived with a stipulation that it could not close sooner than the exact date I purchased 2 years prior. I had an offer 8 minutes after it went live on a no-fee FSBO listing (Zillow).
I paid the buyer broker 2% commission and could have gotten away without even doing that. But to me it was worth not having to deal directly with a buyer.
Unless one can find an investment that pays a much as the cap gain on the house (minus taxes, fees, HOA, etc), I'd wait til 2 years passed. Interest rates are going up though so there is that to worry about.
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