Cost Segregation is the practice of identifying personal property assets and their costs and classifying those assets for federal tax reporting purposes.

DSTs Reduce TIC Drawbacks

During the 1990s and early 2000s, most 1031 exchange investors who exchanged properties for partial ownership in large, high-valued replacement properties participated in the Tenant-In-Common (TIC) structure.

Investor Rights and Trustees Responsibilities in a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST)

When investing in a DST, investors purchase units of beneficial interest and become beneficiaries of the DST's operations. As beneficiaries, investors have the following rights and responsibilities:

We speak to investors daily about the benefits of DSTs, but if you haven’t invested in a DST before, you may be wondering, what is a DST? What does DST even stand for?

Last week as you read about the necessity of adhering to the debt replacement principle when completing a 1031 exchange, you may have had one important question running through your mind: “Can I obtain debt to meet my 1031 exchange requirements if I invest in a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST)?”