Resources
Tools from the room.
Free, and built around how GEMS actually works: exchanges, paper, deadlines and wants. No sign-up needed.
- ToolThe 1031 clockEnter the day your property closed. See your 45-day and 180-day deadlines, and how many days are left.Open
- ToolNote pricerType a note's balance, rate and payment. See the yield at your price — or the price for the yield you want.Open
- PrintableHave / Want worksheetThe one page to fill in before a session: what you have, what it gives you, what you want instead.Open
- MonthlyMarket pulseWhat's on the GEMS board this month — kinds of deals, sizes and areas — without a single name.Open
- GuideBefore your first sessionThree questions to answer, what to bring, and what actually happens in the room.Open
Field notes
All notes →- Seller financing: reading a note the way a buyer of paper doesA note is a property of its own. Here are the six things a buyer of paper looks at first, and why they matter if you carry one.
- Why free-and-clear land trades better than it sellsLand with no loan on it is hard to sell for what it's worth and easy to trade with. Here's why, and what that means if you're holding some.
- The three questions that start every exchangeWhat do you have, what do you want, and what will you take? Most deals die because nobody asked the third one out loud.
- What a 1031 exchange is, and three things it is notA 1031 exchange can defer tax on investment property you trade forward. It isn't tax-free, isn't for your house, and can't be arranged after the sale.