Leah Badach, CES
1031 Exchange Specialist • Expert Source
A Certified Exchange Specialist who turns the tax code’s most intimidating tool into plain English. Available for interviews, expert quotes & podcasts.
10+Years
5,000+Exchanges
$1B+Facilitated
~200CES Holders in US
About
Leah Badach is a Certified Exchange Specialist (CES) and qualified intermediary at The Sontag Group, with more than a decade of experience and 5,000+ tax-deferred 1031 exchanges — over $1 billion in real estate value. The CES credential, administered by the Federation of Exchange Accommodators, is held by roughly 200 practitioners nationwide. She specializes in the exchanges most professionals avoid: reverse, improvement/construction, DST, and NYC co-op & condo exchanges. Based in Brooklyn; serves investors nationwide.
Speaking Topics
- 1031 Exchange 101 (plain English)
- The 45/180-day deadline trap
- Reverse & improvement exchanges
- DSTs: retiring from landlording
- QI fraud & how to stay safe
- Capital-gains strategy for investors
- The biggest 1031 mistakes
- Policy watch: is 1031 at risk?
Soundbites
“A 1031 exchange isn’t a loophole. It’s the section of the tax code Congress wrote to keep investment capital moving.”
“The most expensive mistake I see is people touching the money. The instant your proceeds hit your own account — even for a day — the exchange is dead.”