Inherited an apartment, when to sell?

says who?

then he could sell to family members for 5 € and completely avoid inheritance tax?

doesn't exist

The tax office will be alerted either way if you sell below value to family members (keyword gift).

Here is what I quickly found on the internet about this: If the property is sold within one year before or after the valuation date, the purchase price achieved for the property is used as the value for the calculation of inheritance tax. (Only applies to sales to third parties). In a similar case, where an appraisal and a timely sale of the property were present, the purchase price was used to calculate the inheritance tax (Financial Court Berlin-Brandenburg, judgment of 15.09.2010 – 3 K 3232/07).

I quickly found this on the internet:

Hello Niloa

thank you, that is a very helpful tip.
The apartment is small, right next to a university. I might rent it out temporarily.

Steven

Airbnb. Put in some furniture, then it goes to guest lecturers or the like. Next to a university, I never sold something like that. Not without necessity. This is a Ringeltäubchen, a cash machine.

Next to a university?

Hello Niloa

thanks, that is a very helpful tip.
The apartment is small, right next to a university. I might rent it out temporarily.

Steven

Goldmine!! Always make sure the parents pay