Gary Gorman, Founder and Managing Partner

Gary Gorman has over 35 years of real estate tax experience. He received his BS degree in Accounting in 1972 from Mankato State University in Minnesota. After receiving his CPA certificate from the State of Minnesota in 1978, Gorman acquired over 10 Years of Big 6 CPA firm experience where he was tax manager with Price Waterhouse & Company.

Since his instructor-in-taxation days for Price Waterhouse & Company and at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Gary has developed and taught numerous continuing education seminars on 1031 exchanges nationwide. His seminars have focused on all aspects of 1031 exchanges, and he is nationally recognized as an expert on complicated exchanges. Mr. Gorman is also a frequent speaker at conferences and real estate symposiums.

Gary wrote the book on 1031 exchanges, quite literally, as he is the acclaimed author of the popular and definitive 1031 book, Exchanging UP! His articles have been published nationwide, and he has been quoted in a number of publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Sun-Times, MSNBC Money, Forbes, Bloomberg's Wealth Manager, and has appeared on Fox News. Mr. Gorman wrote the 1031 chapters for Rich Dad’s Real Estate Advantages and Rich Dad's Advisors: The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing: How to Identify the Hottest Markets and Secure the Best Deals. Gary also wrote the 1031 chapter for Donald Trump’s book: Trump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received: 100 Top Experts Share Their Strategies. Gary is recognized by the Federal Tax Courts as an Expert Witness in 1031 tax issues.

He is the original author of the often imitated, Six Things You Need to Know About 1031 Exchanges, and has developed such revolutionary exchange systems such as 1031Connexions.com, where investors can locate 1031 Realtors in cities across the USA; the popular CD-Rom: Real Estate Investor’s Toolbox; the in-demand 1031TaxPak which helps clients report their exchanges; 1031Access which allows clients to see their separate exchange accounts online, and 1031Tee-Shots, e-mail alerts that keep his subscribers up-to-date on frequent developments in 1031 tax law.

Gary lives and works with his beautiful and intelligent wife, business partner and best friend, Debby Gorman, within eyeshot of the majestic Colorado Rocky Mountains at the Denver Tech Center. He loves cycling and playing with his grandkids.

Debby Gorman, Founding Partner

Debby is one of the founding partners in The 1031 Exchange Experts. She has over 20 years Banking, Management and Human Resource experience with First National Bank of Oregon and First Interstate Banks. Her primary function with The Experts is as General Office Manager, handling the financial management of Client accounts.

As a 1031 Exchange Expert, she helps 1031 investors understand the tax-deferred exchange process. She excels at breaking down the difficult concepts for new clients, making the complicated simple.

Our clients love Debby because of her reassuring friendliness and her great sense of humor. “I love Debby!” says Margaret, a 1031 investor and client. “She kept me laughing through a nervous situation. I was very worried about my first 1031 exchange. I'm new at this, but Debby understood that and made me feel good about the process.”

Stephen, another client, says of Mrs. Gorman, “I'm glad she explained it to me. I've taken 1031 classes before and left more confused than when I went in. I love talking to Debby. She's a genius, and I never regretted calling The Experts and talking to her.”

Debby is responsible for the implementation of many of our tracking and procedural systems. Her favorite employees say, "We've never before had the privilege of working for such an excellent boss and friend!!"

Debby is originally from the Southern Oregon area. She is very involved in her church and with her kids and grandkids.