I guess I can see the whole "discouraging speculation" angle, but the entire stock market is essentially speculative--do they also propose a 25% tax on other capital gains on property held for less than five years?

Looking to connect with Drop & Swap expert - Real Estate attorney and/or CPA Looking to combine Drop & Swap, 1031, and TIC purchase.30,000 feet view--Ki and Daniel each owned their rental properties individually in their personal names-Ki and Daniel each sold their rental properties in their personal names and are doing 1031 exchange-Ki and Daniel decided to collaborate on the 1031 exchange by combining their funds to buy a larger deal for replacement asset.

Do a 1031 exchange of your cheapest 2-3 properties for one more expensive property to open up a couple slots.

Anyone have a good CPA with experience with 1031 tax exchange who lives in Austin Tx?

The stock market averages almost 8%/yr.

Time spent investing: 2.5 years focused on RE-spent the previous 10 yrs focusing on DRIP stocks.

@Darshil Parikh if u hold it and have enough cash flow it wouldn’t be a problem, however I do see when the stock market crash many people will lose there jobs and homes and a year or two there will be a lot foreclosure for us investors to choose from.

It's where I've seen the most exchanges fail over the years. 

. - Do not invest in stocks or bonds.

Would be happy to exchange notes.