How The Ivy Group Turned 2 Aging Warehouses into 5 Real Estate Assets, Using a Smart 1031 Strategy

By Tim Vi Tran, | Nov 25, 2025 | Representing Sellers, Representing Buyer

Negotiation, timing, and a smart 1031 Strategy turned 2 aging warehouses into 5 CRE investment portfolio properties by Tim Vi Tran, SSOR, CCIM.

A Bay Area owner inherited two old warehouses, with deferred maintenance, and environmental red flags. Yet these two declining properties became the launchpad for a stronger, cleaner, easier-to-manage portfolio of five assets. Yes, five.

How?  with a small fee, you can access the full article with its accompanying video at https://theivygroup.com/course-category/deal-structure-1031-exchange/

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Negotiation, Timing, and a Smart 1031 Strategy

It happened through disciplined negotiation, precise timing in a hot market, and a smart 1031 strategy that kept every dollar working harder.

Here is the teaser.

• When is selling aging assets in its “as is, where is with all its faults” condition actually the most profitable move?
• Does the highest offer equal the best buyer?
• How do you avoid months of potential delays from environmental issues without falling into expensive Phase II traps?
• And how do you turn two aging liabilities into multiple long term assets that lower maintenance and expand flexibility?
• This real case study reveals how The Ivy Group navigated all of the above, with multiple buyers, competitive bidding, and the “just right” solution for environmental concerns and lender scrutiny.

A curve ball at the last moment

Perhaps the watershed moment for a truly outstanding broker is when an unexpected curve ball emerges at the last moment.  In this case, a surprise divorce proceeding surfaced one week before closing. 

Yet the deal stayed intact, closed $100,000 above asking price, and repositioned the owner into a future-proof CRE portfolio.

Your portfolio can evolve. It starts with the right strategy. 

To learn real estate strategies and how to turn inherited or aging assets into a stronger CRE portfolio, with a small fee, you can access the full article with its accompanying video at https://theivygroup.com/course-category/deal-structure-1031-exchange/

You will get the full playbook, including the decision frameworks, negotiation logic, environmental tactics, and the exact 1031 identification and selection process.

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About the Ivy Group:”About The Ivy Group

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