The future of 1031 Exchanges
I'm just curious to hear from more experienced people than I, what do you think the future of 1031 exchanges look like?  Do you typically like to go through 1031 exchanges?  Do you expect a surge or drought after the election?  Thanks!
[{"id": "d9rhper", "text": "I know that HRC wants to make it harder for 1031 exchanges to happen.  Whether she will succeed depends on Congress, so if the Republicans hold the house, fat chance.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d9rxcag", "text": "Obama wanted to limit it to $1M in real or personal property.  $1M in personal property I could see, but they would have a tough time getting the real property idea passed.  \n\nIt's a pretty important piece of real estate investing. Real estate is a very tax favored industry, for good reason because its the foundation of our economy.  It's the most tax favored industry next to maybe Energy or Defense, I don't see it going anywhere. It would be a mistake if it does. ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d9sya6j", "text": "given the results, any negative changes would surprise me.  we could even see less regulation on them ", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "d9t8bgu", "text": "NREI actually just wrote a pretty good article about 1031 exchanges. http://nreionline.com/investment/tics-20-securitized-1031-industry-making-comeback", "replies": [{"id": "d9ub6v8", "text": "Thank you for this!\n\nDoes anyone feel this is the low hanging fruit for politicians to raise the revenue base for the federal gov't?  With almost $20 trillion in debt, I personally feel RE is an untapped resource for federal gov't to collect and a major risk for the industry down the road.\n\nWould love to hear others thoughts.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]