The dollar-peso exchange rate benefited us with respect to fees, so we have some extra class A shares we can use as collateral. 

I’ve done one 1031 exchange in 25 years, I own every other investment property I’ve purchase in 25 years.

Transferring a 1031 exchange property into an LLC shortly after purchase typically won’t trigger immediate tax consequences for your wife if the LLC is a disregarded entity, as you file jointly.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

I bring a furnace filter to exchange. 

I did a modestly complicated simultaneous 1031 exchange a few years ago with no QI and did all the document drafting myself.

Not one dime went to overhead in our Charity each person and their discipline donated their time and money to the Mission.We then went about raising the 200k ( which was much tougher than what I thought) I spent 2.5 years on BP giving advice on PM's in exchange for donations.

When I sold my properties, the price did not increase much (though there was still a slight profit, couple with the rental I had over the years and currency gain (bought when USD was low and sold when USD was high).

You can exclude all appreciation on the original capital gains investment when you exchange or sell a property in an opportunity zone if you held it for more than 10 years.You are able to permanently exclude 10% of deferred gains from capital gains tax as long as you hold the property for at least 5 years and 15% if held for 7 years.Deferral of recognizing capital gains after the sale of a capital asset as long as the capital gains are invested in a QOF within 180 days of the property disposition.

Exchange rate USD - EUR.3.

Exchange rate is favorable too and the place is also well connected to other European cities.