1031 Exchanges: How to Avoid Capital Gains on the Sale of an Investment Property

Do you have an investment property that you would like to sell, but defer the capital gains taxes? If so, then you need to consider a 1031 exchange: A 1031 exchange, otherwise known as a “tax deferred exchange” is a strategy and method for selling one investment property and then proceeding with an acquisition … Read more

Explaining Deferred 1031 Tax Exchanges

A tax deferred exchange represents a simple, strategic method for selling one qualifying property and the subsequent acquisition of another qualifying property within a specific time frame. Although the logistics of selling one property and buying another are virtually identical to any standard sale and purchase scenario, an exchange is different because the entire transaction … Read more

Real Estate Investors – Refinancing With a 1031 Tax Exchange

One of the most essential concepts in the 1031 exchange process is that a property investor must not receive any cash benefit from the proceeds of the sale of his or her relinquished property; any kind of cash benefit from the sale is considered to be boot, and this means, in fact, subject to capital … Read more

How to Grow Your Real Estate Portfolio Tax Free

One of the biggest tax hits you’ll likely ever take is when you sell investment real estate. Although taxes are a way of life, avoiding taxes is also as American as apple pie. Fortunately for all of us, there are ways to reduce (and even eliminate) taxes legally. One of the most loved loopholes the … Read more