10/19/2026
QUESTION: Growing our RE business in the US certainly has its growing pains. In structuring our entities (we operate in Florida, Georgia, and soon in Texas), we have been informed that “…your company is a dealer in real estate sales and purchases, not an investor (1031 exchange tax deferral is not allowed for dealers)”.
How are your 1031 exchanges handled? Is this an entity-focused restriction, or an activity-focused restriction? I see the reasoning on an individual basis, but how many flips does it take before you are considered a dealer?
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This is the second of a four-part series of Questions and Answers related to entity structuring. QUESTION: A few years ago I entered into a partnership with my brother and a couple of friends. We purchased a single-family house to rent out. We (over)paid around $127,000 for the house. The property i...