Information on 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges 

Whenever you sell business or investment property and you have a gain, you typically have to pay tax on the gain at the time of the sale. IRC Section 1031 provides an exception and allows you to postpone paying tax on the gain if you reinvest the proceeds in similar property as part of a qualifying like-kind exchange. This fact sheet provides additional guidance regarding the rules and regulations governing deferred like-kind exchanges:

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-news/fs-08-18.pdf