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by bombcar 1816 days ago
One trick is to go to margin with your broker:

1. Transfer $500k in stock to TD Ameritrade (a stock transfer is not a sale/buy so it's not taxed) 2. Withdrawal $100k without selling anything (now you're $100k into margin. 3. Wait about 6 months. 4. Now you can use that as a down payment, and they'll just consider your margin balance as part of your overall debt picture.