Article by Elaine Voncannon Anyone who purchases property understands the importance of making smart financial investments. In real estate, homebuyers and sellers have the same goal – to build wealth. There are many strategies that can help real estate investors maximize their investment potential and increase their return on investment (ROI). A popular strategy that … Read more
Article by Nicky Michael Section 1031 in the Internal Revenue Service is a boon for a prospective investor, selling an investment property and wanting to make a profit by reinvesting in a similar property elsewhere in the country. This wonderful concept works on the principle of gain rolling from the old to the new. There … Read more
Article by Isaac Roy Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code generally provides that neither gain nor loss is recognized if qualifying property is exchanged for other qualifying property of a like-kind. In the above scenario, you may defer the payment of 0K in both federal and state taxes if you acquire another investment property … Read more
An important fact in regard to the 1031 process is that you CANNOT use your 1031 proceeds to fund improvements on land you own already. This is a common stumbling block of inexperienced investors. In order to qualify for a capital gains tax deferral, the replacement property must be of LIKE KIND with the relinquished … Read more
A 1031 exchange or Like kind exchange is defined by section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code or the IRC. According to IRC if an asset, most often some form of real estate such as land or building is sold and the proceeds of the sale are re-invested in a similar asset then there is … Read more