The 1031 timeline for a residential investor: the 45/180-day clock
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1 · Learn the move · Recipe pattern
A 1031 exchange lets an investor defer tax by rolling proceeds from one rental into another, and it lives or dies on two deadlines: 45 days to identify replacement property and 180 days to close. The recipe pattern makes AI derive both dates openly from the closing date, showing the count, not asserting a date from memory. And route every tax question to the Qualified Intermediary (QI) and CPA. Never compute a live 'days remaining' countdown and never advise whether to do the exchange; this organizes the clock, it isn't tax or legal advice.
Run my 1031 timeline recipe: from the relinquished-property closing date, derive the 45-day identification deadline and 180-day closing deadline, showing the count. Label both DIRECTIONAL/verify with my QI. No 'days remaining,' no tax advice.
2 · Your turn. You write the prompt
Your investor sold a rental (the relinquished property) that closed on March 14, 2026, and wants to do a 1031 exchange into another rental. They need to see the two deadlines laid out. Write a prompt that derives the 45-day and 180-day dates from the closing date openly, and sends every tax question to their QI and CPA. Without giving tax advice or a countdown.
Remember: the AI sees only your prompt, not this page. If the situation isn't in your prompt, it doesn't exist.
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