When clients are making high-stakes real estate and tax-planning decisions, experience matters. That is why working with a 1031 exchange expert with more than 20 years of focused experience can make all the difference.
Pamela A. Michaels, Esq., Senior Vice President, has been with API since 2004 and specializes in guiding attorneys, CPAs, investors, financial advisors, and real estate professionals through the regulations and requirements of IRC §1031. Her background as an attorney, executive, and general counsel gives her a strong foundation in the legal, financial, and operational aspects of real estate transactions.
Pamela’s experience is backed by the strength of API, a national Qualified Intermediary that has facilitated more than 200,000 successful 1031 exchanges and is supported by the strength and stability of Stewart Title Company, a publicly traded company with more than 130 years of history in the title industry. API also offers dedicated Exchange Counselors, a Commercial Division, attorneys and CPAs on staff, and experience with delayed, reverse, improvement, and other complex exchanges.
Why clients continue to choose API:
- Stength and stability: API is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Title, a publicly traded company for more than 130 years.
- Specialized 1031 knowledge from a firm focused on tax-deferred exchanges.
- Experienced guidance through strict timelines, documentation, and exchange requirements.
- A national team with deep institutional knowledge and commercial transaction experience.
- Security-focused procedures for the handling of exchange proceeds.
- Responsive service when clients and advisors need clear direction.
Because Qualified Intermediaries are not nationally regulated, choosing the right QI is an important decision. API’s approach emphasizes expertise, accurate documentation, critical timeline guidance, responsive service, and the security of exchange funds.
API’s exchange fund safeguards include Qualified Exchange Accounts, fidelity bond insurance coverage, errors and omissions insurance, alliances with highly rated financial institutions, and a Letter of Assurance from Stewart Title Company.
Whether you are planning a straightforward delayed exchange or a more complex transaction, Pamela and the API team are available to help you understand the process, coordinate with your advisors, and move forward with confidence.
Have a question about a current or upcoming exchange? Connect with Pamela by phone, email, or text.
Pamela A. Michaels, Esq.
Senior Vice President
Asset Preservation, Inc.
pamela@apiexchange.com
M (610) 662-0684 | (866) 317-1031
