EP 30 - Unraveling the Mystery of Qualified Use and Like-Kind Property Requirements

Our title always leads off with unraveling the mystery of because there is so much confusion and complication in the 1031 exchange industry. Today we discuss two of the most important issues involved in a 1031 Exchange. The Qualified Use Property requirement and the Like-Kind Property requirement. Your relinquished property and your replacement property must satisfy the Qualified Use and Like-Kind Property requirements to qualify for tax-deferred exchange treatment under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. Do you really have the intent to hold your relinquished property and replacement property for rental, investment or business use purposes? Do you need to hold the relinquished property and/or the replacement property for at least one year, or one year and one day, or two years? Let’s unravel this mystery today on Go Ahead, ASK! Podcast.

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