1031 Exit Strategies

[Eddie Pfeifer]

My wife and I have a NNN property in rural MS which is going great. The lease is guaranteed by the parent company, so even if store goes dark, we get paid as long as the company is solvent.

We live abroad and are considering moving back to the States to take a more hands-on approach into something that doesn't have a ticking time bomb (our NNN lease ends in 2030, after which there are multiple 5-year options the corporation could or couldn't exercise).

My wife wants to know if there are any other options to exit a 1031 exchange without getting gouged on capital gains (on already exchanged property).  We've discussed deferred sales trusts but the pay-out isn't great and you're still on the hook for some of the capital gains (or at least that is my understanding).  

Thanks in advance for your replies.