Because of the increased interest in 1031exchanges, we invited a group of industry experts to talk about the trends they’re seeing in the market, including trading into Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) and how to exchange oil and gas. “… you want the diversification …” The first topic out of the gate was umbrella partnership REITs (or UPREITs). An alternative
to 1031 exchanges, UPREITs offer a way for an investor who is looking to liquidate some real estate to defer taxes. You would sell or contribute that property to the REIT. “That REIT gives you operating partnership units, then you can control the liquidity. There are no taxes on that whatsoever until you transfer those operating partnership units to shares of the stock.
Once you transfer that share stock, that’s not real property and you’re going to be taxed there,” explained Jay Dobbs, senior managing partner of
Effective 1031 Planning. “That REIT gives you operating partnership units,
then you can control the liquidity. There are no taxes on that whatsoever until you transfer those operating partnership units to shares of the stock.
Once you transfer that share stock, that’s not real property and you’re going to be taxed there,” explained Jay Dobbs, senior managing partner of Effective 1031 Planning. Click to read more at www.rednews.com.