Specialist · Philadelphia, PA · Member since 2016 · 20 posts · 3 votes
Hey All,
I have an interesting deal underway over in PA. The deal is for 1 duplex & 1 triplex next door to each other with the properties currently fully occupied.
I have locked in a sale price with the owner to purchase both, BUT (here's the complicated part) he has to sell his primary residence in order to become an accredited investor to be able to complete a 1031 exhange into a REIT with the proceeds he gets from selling me the two properties.
We would like to take control of the property ASAP since we plan to live in 1 of the units. We are trying to position some sort of lease-option/purchase agreement for the properties for 1-2 years while he does what he needs to do. Our main concern is locking in our price & have the funds we continue to pay as "Rent" go towards the purchase down the line.
The owner has agreed to lease option type of contract, but we must draw it up! Really interested in finding out if anyone has gone through a situation like this & has some advice or any other helpful resources to guide in getting this deal closed!
I am not an expert, but I don't believe it is possible to 1031 into a REIT. I'd make sure you have a rock solid legal contract that protects you in every way. Last thing you want to do is put time and money into this and have him want to unwind the deal because he made a mistake.
Hey Greg, It is possible.. its a pretty in-depth process on his end, but good news is the work is done after the sale so I won't be involoved! I'm trying to word it more of a lease-purchase contract rather option to lock in the sale at the end of the period whether he has completed what is needed on his end or not. Figuring out the verbiage for a contract like that is the part that's stumping me.
I am not an expert, but I don't believe it is possible to 1031 into a REIT. I'd make sure you have a rock solid legal contract that protects you in every way. Last thing you want to do is put time and money into this and have him want to unwind the deal because he made a mistake.