Metro Swap Directory > California > San Clemente, Irvine, Carlsbad, ID: 4309

We are currently accepting 1031 exchange and trading clients on a limited basis. We will be glad to assist you in listing your property on GoSwap.org and the more exclusive market used by professional exchangors. Please contact us with any questions.

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We have been completing 1031 tax deferred exchanges as an active Gold Card member of the National Association Of Exchangors since 1985. Trading homes has always been a sideline of the overall 1031 exchange business, especially in times of an economic downturn.

We are not typical real estate home brokers. We have specialized training in exchanges and are classified as Equity Marketing Specialists. We can represent your properties at our National Meetings throughout the western United States to professional exchange brokers. This will give your properties maximum exposure and should be considered especially if you have commercial or multi-family units. The marketing is accomplished via local and national private marketing groups through-out the US.

If you find you need assistance with your trade, we would very much like to assist you. We find many people get stalled in the process with no clear direction on how to close the deal. We can help you preserve your equity and close your transaction.

Call Dave Dessecker at: 949-521-4739

DavidDessecker@msn.com

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The objective of the site is to bring people together who wish to move the property they currently own into something that better suits their needs or desires given the down cycle of today's market. Properties are usually traded on a equity for equity basis via current appraisals, sales comps from a competitive market analysis, equal loss amount, or just the desire for another property or location.

Homes with little or no equity can also be traded, but both parties would either need to take over the other's loan, obtain new financing which could be very difficult, or attempt a lease option sale agreement for a period of one year. Caution: the lease option agreement with a term over one year may trigger a call on the existing loans.

Properties with small or no existing loans are the easiest to move in this market and are ideal to take a trader to a neutral position because they do not rely on appraisals, making it easier to balance equities. Seller financing is highly recommended and can put you into a much better position with regards to a successful trade.

Value preservation is achieved by swapping the property instead of selling in the traditional way. In this scenario, sellers have a higher chance of receiving close to the appraised value. With a trade, the seller is not liquidating to an investor and is dealing directly with the new property owner. Both parties in a trade can agree on the property values they are comfortable with. The value might be the current appraisal value, and not the value dictated by foreclosures and short sales in the area. This is especially relevant in declining markets or with hard to sell properties.

In cases where homes are financed through conventional lenders, the values will usually be determined by the appraisals. Our point is that in declining markets, sellers are often forced into accepting offers far below the current appraised value. Also in trading instead of selling, sellers are not forced into the investor foreclosure market, which allows them to preserve equity and apply it towards the down payment on the new property.

The challenge today is a general lack of knowledge in how the exchange process works and the acceptance of declining property values; i.e., the property someone paid $1 Million for in 2005 may only be worth $700,000 in this economy. In the last recession in 1991, many people could have saved a large portion of the equity in their homes by trading out to a neutral position by accepting a free and clear lot or even personal property like a boat for their equity. Going to a neutral position is simply taking you from a high debt load to something more manageable. In the last economic downturn, many people refused to make a decision, waiting for the market to bounce back to save their equity. The market did not start moving upward until 1995, after which many people had already lost millions.

The trade process should begin with a simple effort to locate another individual with a property in the desired location. Let the individual know that you are interested in his/her property. Let him know what you are trading and, if he has no direct interest in your property, consider a multi-leg deal. The multi-leg trade involves three or more properties. In many cases, this trade scenario is actually easier than the simple two way exchange and could result in a faster sale. It provides more flexibility in locations and property types; i.e., the larger the pool of properties, the easier the trade possibilities for a multi-leg exchange. (SEE TAKER BOARD & INSTRUCTIONS)

The due diligence necessary on the trade properties are the same as any other standard sale transaction and you will need to acquire all the local and state disclosure forms for your property and the traded property. Traders should be sure to obtain a Transfer Disclosure Statement from the seller and obtain your own property inspection report from a licensed contractor. Also, instruct escrow that this trade is to be a concurrent close and subject too all properties closing.

Most traditional brokers do not have trading expertise and were spoiled by the easy credit of the most recent housing boom. Today's economic situation calls for concurrent closings and not the traditional cash closing subject to an exchange. Today there is little cash available for the traditional exchange completed with cash. In all likelihood, this economic downturn will be protracted and demand the use of concurrent closings on any and all exchanged properties.

The inventory on this GoSwap site is one of the best available. Many forms and educational materials will be incorporated into the site.

You can also view my short CBS interview on this web site, the KFI-radio interview, or view my Orange County Metro site with details on my trades.

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