Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. During my time working with and for real estate investors, I heard about ...

A Kiplinger Building Wealth feature explains how Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, often thought to be reserved for large commercial real estate deals, can help small property owners defer capital ...

A 1031 exchange is one of many real estate investing secrets wealthy people use to save money. Learning what a 1031 exchange is can allow you to defer taxes on the gains each time you trade investment ...

The 1031 exchange process is getting longer and more complicated as investors review myriad options, each with its own risks.

For real estate investors, taxes are an inevitable part of the game. However, a 1031 exchange named after Section 1031 of the IRS tax code can help you defer capital gains taxes under certain ...

This real estate due diligence checklist will help investors complete a thorough evaluation of a property. Real estate investors have many vehicles for reducing their tax bills with regard to their ...

Here’s the good news: The real estate your about-to-retire client owns has increased in value significantly since they bought it. The not-as-good news: If they were to sell that property, they’d ...

A 1031 exchange, named after Section 1031 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, is a strategic tool for deferring tax on capital gains. You can leverage it to sell an investment property and reinvest the ...

As the adage goes, “Don’t do business with relatives.” If a taxpayer enters into a Section 1031 tax-deferred real property exchange (an “Exchange”) with a relative or with a “related person” the adage ...

A 1031 exchange is also referred to as a like-kind exchange because the replacement property must be of a like kind as the one you relinquish. The IRS considers real property to qualify as long as ...

A 1031 exchange allows you to defer your capital gains and depreciation recapture taxes from an investment property by exchanging it with another property. It might sound complicated, but if you ...