Tommy DobczykOpportunity Zone Advisor, OZ Wizard · Director of Development | Certified Opportunity Zone Advisor

Unlock Real Estate Wealth: Master the 1031 Exchange Now! #shorts

28 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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Tommy Dobczyk walks through the 1031 exchange, a tax strategy that lets real estate investors defer capital gains by reinvesting proceeds into new property. You have 45 days to identify a replacement property and 180 days to close, and emotions can tank the deal. He shares a story from the 2008-2010 market crash about learning this the hard way.

Questions this video answers

45 days to identify a property.

180 days to finalize/close the exchange.

Around the 2008–2010 timeframe.

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That's great. Good morning, everyone. Yeah. The 1031 is an extraordinary opportunity, and it definitely takes something. The very first one I did, I got a little too emotional. And there is, there is timing, because there is timing. Specific is 45 days to identify a property, 180 days to finalize it. You know, and so I did do that, and for a while, it worked. But, of course, that was all inside of the 2008, 2010 timeframe, which, if you've been around for a while, you know, that was, we say, with any kind of coaching you do or investing you do or anybody that you.