Qualified Use Property

Properties, both relinquished and replacement, qualify for a 1031 exchange if they fall into the category of property known as qualified use . However, there are a great many property issues and requirements that affect a given asset or property’s eligibility for qualified use ; paramount among them is that the asset or property MUST be held for investment or used in the Investor’s business. Otherwise, they do not qualify for a 1031 exchange.

The amount of time that the title of a given property is held by the Investor while determining if it falls into the qualified use category not an issue; the intent to hold relinquished properties and like-kind replacement properties for investment or use in business is the crux of the matter, and holding said properties for sufficient time as to prove the Investor’s intent to hold for investment is the way to go.

Properties that qualify as an investment type can be of any kind that has the potential to create income for the Investor, including renting, leasing or capital appreciation; business properties can be an office building that houses the Investor’s company, or machinery and other sundry equipment used in the Investor’s business.

Likewise, properties purchased or traded and held to be sold do not qualify for a 1031 exchange, but personal property qualifies if the Qualified Use Property Requirements and Like-Kind Replacement Property Tests are met. However, property must in all instances be like-kind; real and personal properties cannot be exchanged for one another. Properties do not have to be located within the same state, but must be within the confines of the United States; foreign (non-U.S.) property can only be traded for foreign (non-U.S.) property.

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