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title: Investor Profile – 1031 Exchange vs. Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund
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# [Investor Profile – 1031 Exchange vs. Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund](https://www2.1031dst.com/insights/investor-profile-1031-exchange-opportunity-zone)
By [Justin Kiehne](https://www2.1031dst.com/insights/author/justin-kiehne) | 4, January 2024
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Our team at Fortitude Investment Group is extremely familiar with a variety of investment strategies geared towards tax deferral, tax mitigation, and tax-elimination. However, the two most common conversations we have center largely around the 1031 Exchange and the Qualified Opportunity Zone.
The [IRC Section 1031 Exchange](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-news/fs-08-18.pdf) is the gold standard of tax-deferral strategies and has been since the 1920’s. Over the course of nearly a century, the tax-deferred Section 1031 exchange has allowed certain investors to sell real estate, machinery, vehicles, equipment, artwork, collectibles, livestock, patents, and other intellectual property without fear of incurring a hefty tax bill, assuming specific rules are followed.
In 2017, the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act changed the 1031 exchange. Investors are now limited solely to the exchange of “real” property. For most, that effectively limits the 1031 exchange to real estate investments.
However, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 also introduced us to the Qualified Opportunity Zone (“QOZ”) and the potential benefits therein. Both 1031 and QOZ offer investors the potential for capital gains tax deferral. Both are closely associated with real estate and real estate investment. It would be reasonable to assume that those investors utilizing QOZ’s are also utilizing 1031 exchanges, and vice versa. Yet my experience with clients has shown otherwise - the two strategies appear to attract separate and distinct “investor profiles.”
This is certainly not exhaustive, and there is some overlap between the two, but I can broadly characterize my experience with each type of investor.
#### Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund Investor Profile
- Clients seeking upside potential over cash-flow, less concerned about #CashOnCash (#CoC) returns because QOZF investments are often development projects1
- Focused on equity multiples rather than Internal Rates of Return (“IRR”)
- Clients with longer investment horizons because of the mandated 10-year minimum hold for maximum benefit
- Clients with diversified portfolios (not just real estate) due to the tax benefits of QOZ’s applying to capital gains of all kinds – this attracts HNW white collar professionals with capital gains from stock, artwork, and even the sale of vacation or primary residence real estate
#### 1031 Exchange Investor Profile
- Clients focused on generating cash flow and driving CoC returns, more skewed to acquisitions of existing stabilized or value-add properties1
- Focused on IRR’s rather than equity multiples
- Clients who are active in their real estate investing, exiting property successfully, and looking to “rinse and repeat” with a new acquisition (think value-add multifamily, self-storage, retail, or office, for example)
- Clients taking advantage of the market environment to sell labor-intensive properties and acquire more passive real estate (think NN, NNN, and DST replacements, for example)
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1 Potential cash flows/returns/appreciation are not guaranteed and could be lower than anticipated.
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Justin R. Kiehne is a Financial Advisor with Fortitude Investment Group, located in Juno Beach, Florida, where Mr. Kiehne resides. Justin’s professional career began in the Aerospace Engineering industry, working in gas turbine engine design and analysis, managing technical teams and customer relationships. With his nontraditional background, Justin brings a unique, analytical perspective and a passion for customer service to bear in which he seeks to meet and exceed customer expectations. At Fortitude, Justin focuses on real estate and tax advantaged investments, retirement, and estate planning. He prides himself on delivering high quality, institutional grade real estate solutions, alternative investment options, and comprehensive, individually tailored portfolios to the retail investor that seeks to diversify investments, help remove market volatility, and maximize income potential. Mr. Kiehne was raised in Annapolis, Maryland and is an avid Navy Football fan. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Science degree with a Dual Major in Physics and Biology from Dickinson College. A former award-winning lacrosse and track athlete, Justin maintains an interest in weightlifting, golf, lacrosse, and fishing. Justin maintains his series 7 General Securities License.
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