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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

When it comes to real estate investing, a 1031 exchange is a popular strategy investors use to delay paying taxes on profits. However, for real estate investors, the traditional 1031 exchange can ...

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 ...

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 a valuable tool for real estate investors to defer capital gains tax when investment property is sold, provided the proceeds are reinvested in replacement property. According to the ...

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 ...