Current Issues re: 1031 Tax Free Exchanges

Keep up to date on tax free exchanges with our featured guest, Dino Champagne, Division Manager with Asset Preservation, Inc. a national Qualified Intermediary.  We will start with a brief overview of why investors should consider using this tax device and in what instances.  We will then discuss what the current issues are including how current market conditions may affect the process and best practices. We will also discuss if this a good time to sell and what hurdles the investors are facing.

Ms. Champagne has facilitated over 700 accredited seminars on IRC Section 1031 tax deferred exchanges throughout Southern California to real estate professionals, CPAs, attorneys, escrow officers and investors. Her presentations are in-depth, practical and include many real-life scenarios to illustrate the potential strategies and pitfalls a practitioner or investor might encounter when dealing with this section of the tax code and other related code sections. Additionally, she has been a speaker at various associations and at the California Association of REALTORS and California Escrow Association annual statewide conventions.

Her professional affiliations include Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), California Escrow Association (CEA), Realty Investment Association of California (RIAOC), Federation of Exchange Accommodators (FEA) and serves as a faculty member for Lorman Education.