At first glance, this sounds like mixing business with pleasure but it’s really not that far fetched! The traditional method to help the kids acquire a home would be to provide a gift or a loan that can be forgiven or repaid over time. The new gift limitation is $14,000 per person, per year. A […]
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Cash: The “Fatal Attraction”
By Chris Latulip on May 2, 2009 in Section 1031 Basics, Section 1031 Qualification
Real estate is a solid, practical, easy to understand investment vehicle. It is readily available in a variety of forms all across the United States. It can be acquired with cash, debt or exchanged for existing property holdings. Section 1031 Exchanges of real estate are the best way to maximize your cash flow and equity […]
Section 1031 Safe Harbors
By John Hamrick on May 2, 2008 in Section 1031 Basics
While Section 1031 has been in the Internal Revenue Code since 1921, it has been enhanced and expanded numerous times since inception. The 1991 regulations provided several “safe harbors” to protect transactions from being disallowed. These “safe harbors” define the edge of safety and effect when an exchangor is entitled to the receipt of exchange […]