STAN BOTELLO
Shorewood Realtors
3300 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
310-795-0898
310-546-7561 Ext 463
Stan@SellingBeachProperty.com
Tenant-In-Common Exchange
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:

  • They've owned their residential income property for a long time. Therefore, the equity in their property is quite substantial.
  • They want to defer capital gains tax and avoid the possibility of not finding a replacement property.
  • Are risk averse, and would prefer to have their equity in an institutional grade property.
  • They are nearing retirement age and therefore seek reliable cash flow.
  • They want to simplify their lifestyle and prefer not to be active property managers.