Qualified Intermediary, Section 1031 Exchanges, Iowa, Midwest, and across the US

Here's another spreadsheet for your entertainment and enlightenment. If you've been following this blog for awhile, you may remember an earlier spreadsheet that compared buying and holding a property for ten years to buying the same property, holding it for five years, exchanging into another pro...

I hate negative news. But facts is facts. When it comes to the sale of apartment properties in the Des Moines market, there's not a lot of positive news right now. If you only want positive news, skip to the last paragraph and I'll give you the best spin I can come up with. According to Rick Krau...

What could be more exciting than a discussion of the liquidity of funds, right? Okay, so it sounds pretty dry. Let me try to explain why it's actually of critical importance. In my opinion, the cornerstone responsibility that a Qualified Intermediary has to his client is to protect the client's m...

Georgia Weaver has memed me: http://activerain.com/blogsview/888822/Ive-been-memed Okay, I'm game... Seven things people may not know about me:   1. My degree is in music education and performance. (I've strayed a bit from there...) 2. I enjoy woodworking in my fairly messy garage shop. (My fathe...

In the summer of 2008, I was honored to be asked to author an article for The Auctioneer, the official publication of the National Auctioneers Association, on the subject of Section 1031 exchanges and their application within the auction industry. The article was published in the September 2008 i...

In the summer of 2008, I was honored to be asked to author an article for The Auctioneer, the official publication of the National Auctioneers Association, on the subject of Section 1031 exchanges and their application within the auction industry. The article was published in the September 2008 i...

In the summer of 2008, I was honored to be asked to author an article for The Auctioneer, the official publication of the National Auctioneers Association, on the subject of Section 1031 exchanges and their application within the auction industry. The article was published in the September 2008 i...

This is the third of three blog entries about the basics of Section 1031 exchanges. The first entry can be found here, Article #1, and the second entry is here: Article #2. Quick review... the first hurdle for the standard exchange is that the properties must qualify. Second, you must establish y...

This is the second of three blog entries about the basics of Section 1031 exchanges. The first entry can be found here: Article #1 Quick review... the first hurdle for the standard exchange is that the properties must qualify. Moving on... #2 - Establish your intent to exchange. Now that you have...

I was recently asked to write a short article for a local publication about the basics of Section 1031 exchanges. Over the time I've been here at activerain, my blog topics have covered a wide range of exchange-related topics, including the basics. However, it has been a long time since I've addr...