1031 Exchange and Tax Advantages A 1031 Exchange or Like Kind Exchange is defined by Section 1031 of the InternalRevenue Code. This code specifies that if an asset (usually some form of real estate such asland or a building) is sold and the proceeds of the sale are then reinvested in a like kind of … Read more
As a common cliché would have put it, taxes are inevitable. However, we break tradition in this article as we discuss a method to avoid paying taxes. Exchange 1031 is a provision that allows the homeowner to keep the entire proceeds for the sale of a real estate property by exemption of payment of capital … Read more
As a real estate investor, you are aware that each and every dollar that you have invested is compounding your wealth, and, in contrast, that every dollar not working for you represents a lost chance to increase your funds. So, when the time comes to put your property up for sale, you have two choices. … Read more
Vacation Homes have long been a source of angst among exchangers and their advisors because of the lack of guidance on whether they qualify as an investment property for IRC §1031 purposes. In the past, exchangers readily exchanged ‘second homes’ based on the claim that in addition to enjoying the vacation home personally, they also … Read more
Your head is probably swimming by now by all the technical talk you’ll hear in real estate circles. 1031 property exchange may be just another bit of real estate jargon to you but if you have long-term goals for your real estate investments. It’s a phrase you really need to perk up and pay attention … Read more