Worth Not Making Anything: When Saving Taxes Beats Earning Returns At our December DIG Philly meeting, Fred Hubler described a counterintuitive strategy: using a small DST allocation that might not generate significant returns, simply to keep an entire 1031 exchange tax-free. "This keeps the whole thing tax-free. So in his case it saves him hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes. That's worth not making anything for 5 to 7 years."
The $50,000 Problem: How DSTs Save Your Entire 1031 Exchange At our December DIG Philly meeting, Fred Hubler revealed two critical insights about DST investing: First, some DSTs hold diversified portfolios of essential-income properties that didn't miss a single payment even during COVID. Second, DSTs can solve the "leftover equity" problem that kills countless 1031 exchanges—even with as little as $50,000.
At our December DIG Philadelphia meeting, Fred Hubler shared the rest of the story behind that $9 million tax savings deal with real estate owners involved in property management in Philadelphia. What started as one family's retirement solution created a chain reaction that transformed the financial lives of everyone involved—from the local real estate agent to the mortgage broker, and even a working mom who simply paid attention.
Philadelphia:
301 E Baltimore Ave
Clifton Heights, PA 19018
Pittsburgh:
438 S Main St, 3rd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
West Chester:
26 S Church St Suite 2B
West Chester, PA 19382
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