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o dispose off a real            income. Others fear land values   
estate is a one of the          will rise and increase their      
major tasks that one has to     estate taxes.                     
carry with due responsibility. Of                                       
all the real estate assets, land      If you decide to sell your land   
is usually the most valuable.         and/or building there are several 
Land plots have always been           ways to accomplish this.          
objects of purchase, sale or                                            
bargain. The number of                · Sell it for cash: Sell          
transactions with land plots is       your land for cash in a lump sum  
huge and still growing on a daily     and as a consequence you have to  
basis throughout the nation. One      pay all the accompanying income   
of the dominant factors here is       taxes. It is advisable to resort  
the rising price of land plots in     to this mode of sale only when    
the capital and suburbs.              you are in an urgent need of      
                                     funds and your land is the only   
People do tend to retain their        asset left to dispose off.        
land ownership viewing it as                                            
security that can be a valuable       · Sell it on a contract for       
part of a diversified array of        deed: A land contract puts you in 
retirement asset. They don’t even     the position of a lender. As the  
want to face the inconvenience of     contract payments are made, you   
dealing with rental contracts         include them in your taxable      
including establishing and            income over a number of years. By 
collecting rents, repair and          signing a land contract deed with 
maintenance, and the liability        installment sale reporting, you   
exposure. Some are fearful that       do obligate yourself or your      
land values (rents) will fall and     heirs to paying the income tax on 
real estate taxes will increase,      the gain. At times selling on a   
leaving them with less and less       contract provides the buyer with  



a source of credit and terms he       wasn't feasible.                  
or she can afford. However the                                          
buyer is liable to pay you a lot      · Consider a tax-free             
of interest over the life of the      exchange: Exchanging like-kind    
contract. And again the interest      property can postpone your        
you receive from the buyer is         taxation of capital gains.        
fully taxable to you. If you          Section 1031 of the Internal      
become a contract for deed            Revenue Code (IRC) offers real    
holder, you assume the risk of        estate buyers and sellers a       
default by the buyer. You may get     golden opportunity to defer their 
your land back through forfeiture     taxes on capital gains if they    
or you may be forced to foreclose     reinvest the proceeds to purchase 
on the party in default.              of like-kind property. Properties 
                                     are believed to be of a like-kind 
· Sell your land piecemeal:           if the property acquired is alike 
You can also sell your land           in nature and situated in the     
piecemeal that is bit by bit at a     United States. If you are to      
time, as the buyer can afford to      qualify for a 1031 exchange the   
purchase it. Using this method,       transaction has to be done in     
the buyer can apply all purchase      accordance to the exchange rules  
money to principal and none to        set forth in the tax code and the 
interest. Land Developers are         treasury regulations.             
eager to find owners willing to                                         
sell land piecemeal because the       Seeking professional advice and   
owners are often eager to get rid     assistance from established real  
of it - especially if it was          estate agencies when you want to  
purchased at the height of the        sell your land is undoubtedly the 
market. In fact, some owners have     best approach. Real estate agents 
even let parcels revert back to       can provide many useful services  
the previous owner if development     and work with you in different    



ways. They provide the landowners     developers and homebuilders they  
the best approach to selling          are able to offer the best price  
their real estate at fair market      in the real estate market for     
value. With access to a large         your valuable real estate asset.  
network of land investors,            

                              




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