Hey all,I'm doing my first 1031 exchange.

Would a 1031 Exchange apply?

No, I couldn't figure it out.My challenge is to find someone who have expertise in both foreign investments AND real estate and I couldn't find someone who would be a good fit for me yet hence I'm just working with my current CPA although I'm not completely happy.

I am willing to work with/help more experienced investors in exchange for the experience and knowledge I would gain as a result.

A real estate broker within the meaning of this part is a person who, for a compensation or in expectation of a compensation, regardless of the form or time of payment, does or negotiates to do one or more of the following acts for another or others: (a) Sells or offers to sell, buys or offers to buy, solicits prospective sellers or puchasers of, solicits or obtains listings of, or negotiates the purchase, sale or exchange of real property or a business opportunity.

Considered the "entryway to the Caribbean," Miami has a cosmopolitan character formed by its extensive Latin American populace that pulls in investors to the area, and draws investors from Western Europe and other foreign markets.#2 Jacksonville, Florida Contrasted with a considerable lot of Florida's other huge urban areas, Jacksonville is a lot calmer and does not have the gigantic herds of tourist guests.

I buy in areas where I attract professionals, so they show the house for me and than I fly in to do the exchange.

If you hold it for a longer term, typically 1 year and 1 day, you can use a 1031 exchange to defer the capital gains taxes by rolling the profits from the sale of the first property into the purchase of a second property.

Originally posted by @Logan Jones:Just wanting to hear people's thoughts on the renatus program If you perform a search of the forums, you will find several past threads discussing Renatus, some of them dog-whistling, some of them containing heated exchanges.During one of those "exchanges" a little over a year ago, I made a concerted effort to learn more about them and found it very difficult to obtain solid information (beyond promotional materials) from the organization itself (they wanted money first).  

One advantage for them is that as the exchange rates between sterling and the Euro favours them buying Pounds at a much lower rate than prior to the Brexit referendum of last year, they may be prepared to accept a lower market price in order to sell sooner.