Brigitte Echave's (1031exchangebrigitte) Blog

  As year end approaches and many consider their tax planning strategies, some investors may actually benefit from a failed Section 1031 Exchange.  Briefly, an IRC Section 1031 Exchange is a vehicle within the Internal Revenue Service Code that allows a property owner to sell appreciated property...

In September 2007 the Treasury questioned the IRS about the 1031 guidelines surrounding Vacation Homes and their use in a 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange.  In response the IRS issued a safe harbor relative to the use of a 1031 exchange on vacation home properties.  To find out how to qualify your vaca...