Ken Lam Realty · Forms · T500

SXA: the seller wants to do a 1031 exchange

A one-page add-on to the purchase contract. The seller says "I plan to roll this sale into another property to defer tax," and the buyer agrees to help, at no cost and no risk.

Who gives it

The seller's side, usually with a counter offer

Who signs

Seller and buyer

When you see it

Selling an investment or rental property

Required?

No. Only if the seller wants a 1031 exchange

Pages

1 page, 8 short paragraphs

Version

SXA Reviewed 6/25 (current)

Version check: SXA was not on C.A.R.'s December 2025 or June 2026 lists of revised forms. "Reviewed 6/25" is still the current version. Its twin for buyers is the BXA.

What this form means for you

Closing date of this sale (close of escrow)

Paragraph 4: if the seller can't line up the next property in time…

Maximum extension written in 4B

days

The replacement property is already named in paragraph 2 Replacement property is outside California

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What the form says, paragraph by paragraph

Plain-language summary in the form's order. Not the form's wording. Read the real form before you sign.

SXA: the seller wants to do a 1031 exchange

What this form means for you

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What the form says, paragraph by paragraph

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