1031 Exchange

Posted on September 26th, 2006 in Investment, All Articles by loaninfo


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1031 Exchange

Written by: Adam Smith

 

Do you have your savings in an investment property that is not
performing for you? Perhaps you are positioned to make capital
gains on the property but for whatever reason the property just
doesn’t fit your investment scheme, yet you are unsure how to
get out of the property without paying taxes on the capital
games. If this is the case, then it is time you learned about
the or a 1031 exchange
and a commercial bridge loan. In a nutshell a 1031 exchange will
help you avoid taxes on the sale of the property so long as you
are willing to reinvest the money in a similar property and the
bridge loan will help you close quickly on your next property.

The term 1031 exchange comes from the Internal Revenue Service’s
dictionary. The 1031 exchange basically outlines the scenario
whereby you can sell your real estate property and avoid any
taxes on the capital gains. As always, there is a catch. First,
to avoid taxes on the capital gains you must reinvest the money
into another property within 45 days of selling the original
property. Additionally, you cannot just purchase any old
property that you find attractive. Rather, the 1031 exchange
rule says you must purchase a property that is of “like kind,”
or very similar to the real estate property you sold. If you
fail to meet these conditions then the capital gains made on the
sale of the original property will be taxed by the IRS.

So a 1031 exchange helps you avoid taxes when you sell a
property, but how do you go about selling one property and
purchasing another property in a span of 45 days? The answer to
the time issue is the commercial bridge loan which is sometimes
referred to as a mortgage bridge loan. A or a bridge loan is
designed to serve as a temporary or short term loan and lends
itself to quick closings. Thus the commercial bridge loan is
ideal when you are performing a 1031 exchange and only have 45
days to close on your next property. Without the speed in
closing that a mortgage bridge loan offers, you jeopardize your
standing as being qualified for the 1031 exchange exception.
Since the IRS is very unforgiving and not prone to extend the
time period of 45 days to close on the next property, it is in
your best interest to play it safe and use a bridge loan so that
you can close on time with your next real estate investment.

Since such bridge loans are designed to serve as short term
financing, your commercial lender will be more than willing to
help you roll your or a mortgage
bridge loan
into a more permanent mortgage loan on the
property. Obviously short term financing should not be used to
finance long term debt so it makes good financial sense to book
a mortgage loan on the property when you are able to do so.

With this knowledge hopefully you can become a more potent
player in the real estate market by taking advantage of the 1031
exchange to move from good investment properties to great
investment properties. More than likely your commercial lender
will be more than happy to help you out in this process,
ensuring that you are able to secure a or a commercial
bridge loan
to assist you in closing on the first property
and purchasing the next piece of real estate as quickly as
possible.

Adam Smith is an informational author for 10X
Marketing. For more information on acquiring a commercial loan
or a commercial
mortgage
for your investment property please visit
SNCLoans.com

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