Commercial Investment Real Estate Disposition Strategies

This interactive course examines the array of disposition strategies available to investors of commercial real estate. Through a case study format, you will learn how to choose the most beneficial disposition strategy given a specific situation. Disposition methods reviewed include outright (all-cash) sales, installment sales, sale-leaseback and exchanges. Topics covered will include tax-deferred 1031 exchanges, how to transfer the equity from one property into another and avoid paying taxes, and learning the types of investors who may want to dispose of their properties today to earn a higher return in another property.

After completing this course, students will be able to:
Explain what constitutes an outright (all-cash) sale
Identify the tax consequences of an installment sale
Note disposition strategies that allow an investor to postpone the reporting of gain on a sale
Describe the concept of the exchange
List the advantages of tax-deferred exchanges
Explain the wording of IRC Section 1031
Identify time frames for completing exchanges
Explain Starker's role in shaping the exchange rules
Identify specific guidelines regarding exchanges
Define the concept of the Reverse Starker
Identify the time frames used in a Reverse Starker
List the conditions needed for a transaction to qualify as a Reverse Starker
Determine when gain on sale needs to be recognized
Describe what qualifies as unlike property and list types of unlike property
Identify disposition alternatives given no cost recovery is remaining on a property
Explain how to transfer the equity from one property into another and avoid paying taxes on the transaction
List the types of investors who may want to dispose of their properties today to earn a higher return in another property
Recommend the best disposition alternative given an investor's specific needs


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