My interest in the US market is perked because of the stronger dollar, and better tax benefits (like the 1031 exchange).

If the new property has to be bought only on my husband's name, can we add it to the trust after the 1031 exchange is done?

I have a condo in Los Angeles that I plan to do a 1031 Exchange within the next year.

I am considering a 1031 Exchange when we decide to "move up" in home in the future.

Since a 1031 exchange is time sensitive I can't risk not selling all three together.  

This particular strategy was personally told to me by Jimmy while we were driving from Phoenix to Las Vegas in the early 1980s to attend a real estate exchangers conference and exchange session.   

That is like 1031 Exchanges that you can do with a good Title Company who has that Department.

Here is a list of my suggestions:1) 1031 exchange your current condo & buy one or two small multi family (2-4 units) properties that have a better cash flow.

Only one filer can claim that property if you read all the requirements. 1031 exchange would require all of the partners to agree on moving the proceeds to a new property and deferring their gain.

with the intention of doing a 1031 exchange on that property and the goal to utilize Brandon Turner's "stack" method to dump the proceeds into a bigger property with more units in a similar market within Worcester county.