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Season Pass Sale ends today 4/30/08. These are incredible deals for the skier who skis as least five days a year.  Regular adult lift ticket prices have been $50 this season and they may go up next season.The Sale price Sierra Summit Season Passes for the 2008-2009 season are $249 for repeat seas...

Many investors want to know "How long do I need to hold onto property for it to qualify for 1031 treatment?" This is an area that the Treasury Regulations do not directly address. Instead, the focus is on the intent of the investor at the time of sale of the relinquished property and at the time ...

To Flip or Not To FlipThis post was inspired by a comment I made on JL's Blog post about flipping property as an investment strategy. As he pointed out many first time real estate investors are entering the market inspired by shows like "Flip This House." What a lot of these shows don't show is t...

Company Proposing TIC Arrangements As A Foreclosure AlternativeDees Stribling of Commercial Property News reported in his article "NetLease Q & A: New TIC Structures Proposed by Prudential Rand's Rand" that Greg Rand of Prudential Rand Realty in New York is currently exploring with his clients th...

"IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THESE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS"The improvement exchange is a powerful strategy that enables an investor to improve a replacement property. Although this provides tremendous flexibility and opens up a vast array of potential replacement property options, a couple of a...

                               "BUILD NEW OR IMPROVE AN EXISTING PROPERTY"The improvement exchange allows an investor, through the use of a Qualified Intermediary, to make improvements on a new replacement property using exchange equity. In other words, an investor can maximize investment opportu...

Dreaming About AR Posts!Last night I went to sleep very contented. It had been a productive day.  I woke up early this morning around 4 a.m. exclaiming "EEE Gads, I might have a problem."   So, you ask what was it that woke you up at 4 a.m. this morning? Get this, I was dreaming about what I was ...

 "UNDERSTANDING THE REQUIREMENTS IS CRITICAL" MULTIPLE PROPERTIES     Real estate investors may take advantage of the tax code to exchange several properties into one replacement property. However, two basic rules can make planning for such an exchange challenging: The 45-day identification and 1...

SIMULTANEOUS EXCHANGES -WHAT NOT TO DO "CONSTRUCTIVE RECEIPT -EXAMPLES OF WHAT NOT TO DO" One of the requirements for a valid IRC Section 1031 exchange is the actual exchange of one property for another property. To qualify for tax deferral, an Exchanger must never have either actual or construct...

"USING A QI IS THE ONLY SAFE HARBOR PROVIDED BY THE REGULATIONS"   The simultaneous exchange is the oldest method of performing an IRC §1031 tax deferred exchange. There are basically three ways to perform a simultaneous exchange: 1) SWAP OR TWO-PARTY TRADE: Two parties exchange ("swap") deeds wi...