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Investing in real estate was probably one of the best investment decisions of your life. Now, current vacancies, demanding tenants, and minimal income are several issues that are compelling many investors to seriously consider other alternatives. A TIC investment is a form of property ownership w...

If you were to exchange your investment property utilizing the benefits of IRC Section 1031, you can defer the tax on the gain, allowing reinvestment of all your equity in to one or several investment properties.  In these transactions, 1031 exchange companies (Qualified Intermediaries) are requi...

If you were to exchange your property utilizing the benefits of IRC Section 1031, you can defer the tax on the gain, allowing reinvestment of all your equity in to one or several investment properties.  However, great care must be taken when investors tries to complete their exchange by either se...

BUSINESS EXCHANGE: If a owner of a business seeks to dispose of the business, doing so in Section 1031 exchange can result in significant tax savings.  The business owner may want to dispose of one business in one metropolitan market in order to focus on another metropolitan market.  Business typ...

REVERSE EXCHANGE: The reverse exchange is a specialized exchange arising from a situation in which an exchanger must acquire the replacement property prior to selling their relinquished property.  Since it is impossible to exchange properties when you own both properties at the same time, a rever...

DELAYED EXCHANGE: As an investor in real estate, you understand how important it is to preserve your wealth and assets.  If your investment property has appreciated in value or you have depreciated the property, a sale would require the payment of tax on the capital gain of up to 30% or more (com...