States like Florida, Texas, and Nevada are great options for 1031 exchanges due to their lack of state income tax and strong real estate markets. On the other hand, states like California, New York, and Oregon can be less attractive due to their high state income tax rates and strict real estate laws.
You can perform a 1031 exchange with foreign properties, so long as your relinquished and replacement properties are both located outside the United States.
A primary residence usually does not qualify for an exchange because it is not used in trade or business or investment. That said, that portion of the primary residence that is used in a trade or business or for investment may qualify for a 1031 Exchange.
A reverse 1031 exchange has the same 45-day and 180-day rules as a delayed exchange, but it works in reverse – the replacement property is purchased first and the relinquished property must be identified within 45 days and sold within 180 days.
How to Do a 1031 Exchange Choose a qualified intermediary to coordinate the exchange. Sell your current real estate property. You have 45 days to identify potential replacement properties. You have 180 days to close on a replacement property. File IRS Form 8824.
Since 1031 Exchange is a section of the federal tax code, it is applicable to all fifty United States. So if you are a customer that's interested in selling a piece of real estate in Arizona and exchanging elsewhere, you are perfectly fine doing that through a 1031 Exchange.
While foreign property is not of a like kind with domestic property, foreign properties are considered like-kind with one another. You can perform a 1031 exchange with foreign properties, so long as your relinquished and replacement properties are both located outside the United States.
You can perform a 1031 exchange with foreign properties, so long as your relinquished and replacement properties are both located outside the United States.
A reverse 1031 exchange has the same 45-day and 180-day rules as a delayed exchange, but it works in reverse – the replacement property is purchased first and the relinquished property must be identified within 45 days and sold within 180 days.
A primary residence usually does not qualify for an exchange because it is not used in trade or business or investment. That said, that portion of the primary residence that is used in a trade or business or for investment may qualify for a 1031 Exchange.