Dealer property
Also called: property held primarily for sale · inventory property · flip property
Real property held primarily for sale rather than for investment or productive use; it generally does not qualify for Section 1031.
What it means in practice.
The IRS excludes real property held primarily for sale from the nonrecognition rule. Whether property is investment property or dealer/inventory property is a facts-and-circumstances issue.
Why it matters.
Frequent developers, builders and flippers should not assume every property qualifies simply because it is real estate.
Additional notes.
The IRS excludes real property held primarily for sale from the nonrecognition rule. Whether property is investment property or dealer/inventory property is a facts-and-circumstances issue.
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