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Investor Notes | New Construction + 1031

Builder Conveys Title Before the CO: Would It Still Qualify for a 1031 Exchange


New Construction Tax Deferred Exchanges Homes Condos

This is one of those Gulf Coast questions that sounds simple until you are staring at a calendar and a construction schedule at the same time. A builder or developer tells you they can convey title now, but the certificate of occupancy (CO) will come later. If you are in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange, you immediately wonder: if I can take title, does that mean I have “received” replacement property for 1031 purposes, even without the CO.

“In a 1031 exchange, the IRS cares about what you received and when you received it. The coast cares about whether you can actually use it.”

The distinction I keep front…

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Investor Notes | Gulf Coast Real Estate

Reverse 1031 Exchanges on the Gulf Coast: Buying First Without Losing the Tax Deferral

Reverse 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange Orange Beach Alabama

The Gulf Coast teaches you timing. A good tide window. A clean weather break. The right week to list. The right hour to make an offer. And every once in a while, an investment property shows up that feels like a once-a-year opportunity, the kind that will not wait politely while you sell your current one.

That is where a reverse 1031 exchange enters the conversation. It is the strategy investors use when they need to buy the replacement property first and sell the relinquished property afterward, while still aiming to preserve 1031 tax deferral under the IRS safe harbor framework. 

“A reverse…

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Top 5 Things to Know About 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchanges on the Gulf Coast

Tax Deferred Exchanges Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast real estate has a rhythm that investors respect: seasonality, insurance realities, HOA rules, and the way one well-positioned property can quietly outperform for years. When it’s time to sell and reposition, a 1031 tax-deferred exchange is one of the most powerful tools available, but it rewards precision and punishes assumptions. The IRS is very clear that this strategy is a tax deferral, not a tax eraser. 

“On the Gulf, the best 1031 exchanges are planned backwards from the deadline, not forwards from the listing date.”

I’m writing this as an investor resource you can bookmark, share, and use as a checklist. If you’re actively…

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Short-Term Rental Investing on the Gulf Coast: What I Underwrite Before I Buy

Gulf Coast Short Term Rental Properties

Short-term rentals can be wildly profitable on the Gulf Coast, but the underwriting has more moving parts than a long-term tenant property. I look at it in three layers: (1) can I legally operate it, (2) will it perform through seasonality and storms, and (3) does it still make sense as a resale asset if the market shifts.

When I’m tracking opportunities, I start with real-time inventory on www.searchthegulf.com, then I run each property through the short-term worksheet below so I can compare apples-to-apples.

A short-term rental is a hospitality business wrapped inside a piece of real estate. The home matters, but the rules, operations, and…

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