capital gains question

[Richard Lima]

I'll be selling my first investment property soon and will be buying another property and do a 1099 exchange, my question is if I'm going to have about $180k after the sale then I assume I have to buy a property at $180k or higher to avoid paying any capital gains tax..can I buy the property with hard money or does it have to be cash? And if it can be bought with hard money, can the $180k include rehab costs?? Example: sales price $150k + $30k rehab = $180k total loan and use a 1099 exchange? Or is that double dipping?? 

[Basit Siddiqi]

@Richard Lima

You are making a great decision. It makes a lot of sense to do a 1031 exchange if you are selling an investment property with a gain and still continue to be in real estate.

Make sure you reach out to a 1031 intermediary BEFORE selling the property. He/she should be able to walk you through the process.

Regards what you need to buy back to defer 100% of the tax. You must atleast use the cost basis and the gain of the investment you are selling.