Listed below are some typically asked questions and answers regarding
TIC programs.
Q: What is a Tenant-In-Common (TIC) real estate
investment?
Basically, a TIC real estate investment consists of a fractional
ownership of institutional grade real estate. The type and quality of
real estate owned by institutions such as pension funds, insurance
companies and real estate investment trusts.
Q: Who provides these opportunities?
TIC investment opportunities are structured and offered by professional
real estate investment companies who specialize in the acquisition,
management and sale of income producing investments.
Q: As an individual owner of residential income
property, can I execute an IRS (sec.) 1031 exchange from my income
property into a TIC investment?
Yes, and with the same benefits of deferring federal, state and
depreciation recapture taxes.
Q: I'm dependent on receiving my current monthly cash
flow, how do I receive investment income?
TIC programs provide immediate cash flow, which is typically paid on a
monthly basis. And it is not uncommon for investment property owners to
significantly improve their rental income by exchanging their current
property into a TIC program.
Q: If I exchange into a TIC program, I won't have
landlord responsibilities any more?
That's right, investors maintain the benefits associated with
investment property ownership while eliminating day-to-day property
management.
Q: What's the typical profile of an investor exchanging
from their solely owned income property into a TIC property?
Typically, they have these characteristic or goals:
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They've owned their
residential income property for a long time. Therefore, the equity in
their property is quite substantial.
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They want to defer capital
gains tax and avoid the possibility of not finding a replacement
property.
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Are risk averse, and would
prefer to have their equity in an institutional grade property.
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They are nearing retirement
age and therefore seek reliable cash flow.
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They want to simplify their
lifestyle and prefer not to be active property managers.