The Hidden 1031 Strategy: How to Buy a Duplex at a Discount and Grow Your Portfolio Fast

Passive Real Estate Investing

Real Estate Investing with Marco Santarelli, Investor and Entrepreneur.

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4.8 • 953 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Click Here for the Show Notes Ready to turn a simple 1031 exchange into a wealth-building machine? In this episode, Melissa and seasoned investor-builder Josh unveil a powerful new twist on the traditional 1031—what they’re calling the “Poor Man’s Improvement” (aka the strategy that can create six figures of instant equity while deferring taxes). Josh breaks down how his team helps investors sell a property, roll their gains into a brand-new construction build at builder cost, and walk away with forced equity, stronger cash flow potential, and the option to rinse and repeat to scale faster than ever. Plus, we dig into Florida’s steady-growth market, the perks of duplex investing, and why creative strategies—not just cash on hand—separate slow-growth investors from exponential ones. Thinking about a 1031 exchange—or want to plan ahead for your next move? 👉 Contact us for a strategy session and get introduced to Josh’s team, the 1031 exchange pros, and the lenders who make this process seamless. Don’t leave equity—or opportunity—on the table. Let’s map out your next investment move together. -------------------------------- Download your FREE copy of: The Ultimate Guide to Passive Real Estate Investing. See our available Turnkey Cash-Flow Rental Properties. SUBSCRIBE on iTunes If you missed our last episode, be sure to listen to TBT: Ask Marco - Is It a Good Idea to Buy a Multi-Unit, Live in One Unit and Rent the Others? Our team of Investment Counselors has much more inventory available than what you see on our website. Contact us today for more deals. -------------------------------------------------------- #LearningRealEstate #AskMarco #PassiveRealEstateInvesting #Turnkeyproperties #RealEstatePodcast #Investment #investors #RealEstateInvestors #RentalProperties #TurnkeyProperties #NoradaRealEstateInvestments

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0:00.0	Welcome to passive real estate investing.
0:03.0	The show where busy people like you learn how to build substantial passive income while creating wealth for the long term.
0:09.0	And now, here's your host, Marco Santorelli.
0:13.0	Hey everyone and welcome to passive real estate investing.
0:16.0	I'm Melissa Nash, your guest host jumping in for now. Let's dive in. Welcome to the show, Josh. I am so
0:24.8	excited to have you back here today. So welcome, welcome. This is our second interview. And for all
0:31.8	of you listening, you might recognize Josh as soon as he starts talking. We did a really great episode with him where we
0:40.1	were talking about some of the creative things that they have done as a builder so josh and his
0:46.2	team are new construction builders in florida and they're one of the most creative teams
0:51.2	that i have come across in fact what we were talking about in that
0:54.6	previous episode, and I will link it for you guys. They came up with a creative rent by room, kind of a
1:02.2	corporate lease situation to really up the cash flow on their rental. So that was an excellent
1:07.7	episode. So I want you guys all to go listen to that. And again, I will relink it for you.
1:11.9	But today, Josh, I am so excited to chat with you because there is a new twist that you guys have
1:20.9	recently incorporated with one of your clients and you and I were talking about it. And I was like,
1:26.0	wow, this is such a cool idea.
1:28.5	We need to do a podcast episode about this and share with everybody.
1:32.3	Basically, it's a twist on the 1031 exchange and we are calling it a poor man's improvement.
1:40.7	So that's a big teaser for you guys.
1:43.0	If you currently own rental properties and are thinking about a 1031 exchange, or maybe you just want to put this in your pocket for down the road when you do want to think about a 1031 exchange, this is really creative. And this is literally what the show is all about is, you know, putting some creative things in your brain and working with creative people.
2:05.6	I absolutely love working with creative people.
2:08.6	So here we are.
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