Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

A 1031 Like-Kind Exchange, named after Section 1031 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, is a strategic investment tool that allows real estate investors to defer capital gains tax on the sale of a ...

Selling real estate for more than you paid for it is a good thing, but depending on the amount of your profit, it could ...

Gain from a couple’s disposition of agricultural property could not be deferred, even though the property was relinquished in a like-kind exchange that was properly executed, the Tax Court held. The ...

This month we will explore the federal income tax consequences of a "like-kind" exchange. The principal advantage of a like-kind exchange is that taxable gain is not triggered at the time of the ...

RC section 1031 permits the tax-free exchange of like-kind property. If the transferor receives “boot” (such as cash) in addition to the like-kind property, the boot is currently taxable. The ...

Investing in real estate can be a highly profitable enterprise. Unfortunately, real estate investors know that it comes with the same cost as most other forms of investment: taxes. Fortunately, unless ...

Question: We have a rental condo in San Jose and are considering a like-kind exchange for a rental property closer to home in Monterey. We would like to get a local “starter” house or condo for our ...

Real estate investors have long held two truths to be self-evident: First, investing in real estate, while not risk-free, is one of the most effective ways to build wealth over the long run; and ...