Episode 12: Our Experience With a 1031 Exchange, Would We Do It Again?

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Over the last few years, we have been focused on our retirement accounts or should I say, focused on growing our retirement funds to allow us to enjoy the same level of living we do today.

This focus is a constant evaluation of IRA funds, properties owned, income requirements, and desired spending we plan to need.  It’s all centered around how much growth we can obtain over the next 10-40 years.

As our investment properties ARE an integral part and large portion of our retirement plans, it makes sense they are at the top of the list when it comes to scaling and growth of them.  In order to grow and scale, we need to use tactics that allow us to dodge and avoid capital gains taxes whenever possible. 

We are attempting to create a legacy of properties for our children to either continue to grow and scale for their own retirement income or provide a large windfall of inheritance for them to do what they please with.  The last thing we want to do is create a situation where they have to pay enormous taxes on our legacy.

So, Kevin had a large portion of farmland that was gifted to him by his grandmother.  At the time of the gift, the land was not worth a whole lot but as investors know, appreciation is a wonderful thing! After he looked into the value of the land today, Kevin was pleasantly surprised at the value.  What he was not pleasantly surprised at was the amount of capital gains taxes he would have to pay if he sold the property outright.

What option did Kevin have to avoid these taxes?  A 1031 exchange!  So, we did a lot of research and started the process of selling the farmland and purchasing a multifamily 4-plex worth more than double the value of the land.

A 1031 exchange is only as complicated as the timelines and can prove to be a very stressful process should those timelines become tight, which is what happened to us. 

Would we do a 1031 exchange again?  You’ll have to listen to our story on this podcast and find out!

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