The capital gain from selling your life estate property will be the difference between the sale proceeds and the value of the property in 2011 when your mother passed away. If, for instance, the fair market value then was $200,000, and you received $275,000 after deducting any real estate brokerage commission, your gain would be $75,000. More @Wikipedia
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