Role of the 1031 Exchange Qualified IntermediaryThere are many investors that do not really know or understand what the 1031 exchange Qualified Intermediary is responsible for and what role they play in their 1031 exchange transaction. The 1031 exchange Qualified Intermediary is authorized under
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12/11/2007
I've been preaching to the choir about how important it is for the investor to select and retaining a team of real estate experts for their investment real estate business, and the selection of their 1031 exchange Qualified Intermediary is no exception. This is where I put in a commercial plug f
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12/10/2007
The 1031 Exchange by the Numbers Blog Series continues with a conversation regarding the use of cooperation clause language that you hear many people ask about when structuring a 1031 exchange transaction. However, you do NOT need to include any cooperation clause language in order to have a suc
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12/10/2007
This next part of the series will seem quite basic, but you would be amazed at how many investors don't do it. I discussed the importance of investors putting together their team of real estate advisors in blog number 2 of this series. The next step in this series is for the investor to notify
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12/09/2007
I know that most of you have heard this advice before, and that I'm probably preaching to the choir, but the first and most important thing for any investor to do is to assemble his or her team of real estate advisors so that they are prepared for what ever gets thrown at them whether it be good
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12/09/2007
1031 exchange transactions, also referred to as like kind exchanges or tax deferred exchanges, are actually relatively easy tax-deferred exchange structures to implement if you know what you are doing, but can be very complicated to put into practice if you only use them occassionally. I thought
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12/08/2007
I stumbled upon this post by The Real Estate Bloggers and thought that it was right on the money and was worthy of a repost. One of my biggest fears is that politicians are going to try to soften the blows to the housing market over the next election year. I have preached about the law of uninten
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12/08/2007
1031 Exchange SeminarSee all of our 1031 exchange seminar programs. Basic to Intermediate Level 1031 Exchange SeminarThis is a basic to intermediate level workshop on forward, reverse and improvement (build-to-suit or construction) tax-deferred, like-kind exchange transactions pursuant to Section
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12/06/2007
This post continues my previous discussion regarding the California wild fires and income tax relief and strategies available to the fire storm victims. Homeowners who are insured and lose their principal residence can exclude from their taxable income up to $250,000 in capital gains per person (
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12/06/2007
I am very excited and proud to announce that our Exeter Discussion Board launched only 3 and a half months ago has already achieved 20,000 unique visitors, over 400 individual posts, 110 registered users and 11 separate Forums on various real estate related subjects.This has surpassed what we th
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12/05/2007
