Real estate investors who buy & sell from related parties often get blind sided by related party rules when using Section 1031.
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“My accountant told me to just pay the tax…….”
By John Hamrick on July 2, 2013 in Alternate Exchange Strategies, Case Studies – Real Life Examples, Real Estate Investing, Second & Vacation Homes, Section 1031 Basics
We hear this troubling refrain too often. It seems that many accountants and attorneys will tell their clients that a Section 1031 exchange is cumbersome and just delaying the inevitable. Some advise that the tax rates today are the cheapest you will ever see, “It’s easier to just pay the tax” they say. In far too […]