About Us
"We didn't invent the Installment Sale Trust (IST), we just streamlined it so anyone can use it." Q-1031 Team
Q-1031's story
Q-1031.com was started because after years and years of client's frustrations with accommodation services, we found it was easier to start our own. Too many exchanges fail because of a lack of tax planning, so whether it's a 1031, IST, DST, UPREIT, Q-1031 has the safety net in place for you to make sure you continue to defer your capital gains taxes.
The Team
Christian Ramsey (Principal)
Christian has over 20 years of experience as a licensed financial professional. He currently specializes in advanced techniques involving real estate and business transactions and managing trust assets.
Mr. Ramsey has been published in several newspapers and magazines including “The Auburn Journal”, “The Granite Bay View”, “The Placer Herald”, “Ranch and Country”, “Land and Farm”, “American Small Farmer” and has co-authored works to the Journal of Accountancy and Journal of Financial Planning.
He published “Land Rich, Cash Poor” in 2007. More recently, Mr Ramsey has authored several white papers on the Installment Method, Monetized and Structured Installments and has co-authored a book titled “Just Say No – To Bad Financial Advice” released in 2024.
Kevin Brunner (Principal)
Kevin Brunner is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in financial services. He has a special focus on doctors and business owners, and has spent over 30 years consulting businesses from startups to turnarounds. His philosophy is that retirement is about income, not assets, because not all assets return the same income.
Kevin was featured as an advisor in Forbes magazine in 2015, hosted the Smart Money Hour radio show, and leads a team of CPAs and attorneys trained in the principles and strategies of retirement income planning, business planning, wealth preservation, and asset protection.
His goal is to share the blessings he's received, including amazing experiences from visiting 47 countries and counting, learning from tremendous mentors in life and business, and the generosity he's experienced. He was born an orphan, adopted by a loving and generous family, and feels blessed with more than he deserves. He prays to live long enough to give back even a portion of what he has received.
He is also the proud founder of The Q Companies: Q-RIA.com, Q-1031.com, Q-Hedge.com, Q-DST.com, TaxFreeYou.com, SellYourBusinessNow.com, SellMyFDX.com, CB Administration Services, IST Administration Services, and many other ventures.
Morris Chubb (Trust Administrator)
Morris Chubb is a seasoned professional with 40+ years of experience as a CEO, CFO, and other roles with venture backed and private companies, several of which have gone public. Throughout his career, Morris has been committed to transparency, accountability and integrity.
He is also active in the nonprofit space and is board chair of Project WeHOPE, a nonprofit that provides shelter and other needed services to the homeless in East Palo Alto and other locations around Northern California.
Mark Nathanson (CPA /Trust Administrator)
Mark Nathanson earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Missouri-Columbia and has been in public accounting for over 35 years. Mark serves as a tax strategist and advisor to primarily high-net-worth individuals, along with trusts and business entities, including corporations, partnerships, and LLCs.
He has extensive experience in Tax Planning and Compliance and has maintained many long-term relationships with clients. Mark enjoys working with clients to better position themselves within a complicated tax code.
Additionally, he serves as an outsourced Chief Financial Officer to small to middle-market companies nationally to provide analysis and guidance through the financial reporting process, improving cash flows and other efficiency matters.
When Mark is not at work, he likes exercising, yoga, and other sports activities. He spends time with family and works with various charitable organizations in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.
Craig S. Redler, Attorney (Trustee)
Craig has held positions with Amicorp in its offices in Auckland New Zealand and Miami Florida, and Southpac Trust International, Inc. with offices in the Cook Islands and Tauranga New Zealand. His responsibilities included serving as Trustee for off-shore trusts settled by high net-worth clients along with structuring bank accounts throughout various countries in Europe and Asia.
Redler was most recently with the Jeffrey M., Verdon Law Group in Newport Beach California. Prior to that, he was an original shareholder of the Law Offices of Redler & Seigel, P.C., an estate planning, tax planning and trust administration law firm serving the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Redler has also served as a Legislative Assistant to the Honorable Richard A. Gephardt, Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives, and was Systems Engineer for EDS/GM in Detroit Michigan, in addition to being a talk-radio host
Trevor LaParl (COO)
Trevor is a dynamic professional currently serving as the COO for the Q Companies. Based in Orange, California, Trevor is deeply committed to applying his knowledge and skills in the operations domain to helping more asset owners became aware of the benefits of the different capital gains tax strategies and safety nets for 1031 exchanges.
Nathan Partch (CMO)
Nathan (Nate) is on a mission to create business partnerships that bring unparalleled client value. His focus is the financial services industry, where he discovered his passion. This led him to develop a partnership-based system tailored for financial companies and commercial brokers.
Nathan is not just about business; he's also actively involved in social media and video editing, helping produce the "TheTaxHax" podcast. He believes in the power of networking and often shares practical lessons from his entrepreneurial journey. From insurance to real estate to marketing, Nathan's diverse experience speaks volumes about the importance of continuous learning and adaptation in today's dynamic business world.
On the educational front, Nathan holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing/Marketing Management and an Associate's Degree in Business and Personal Financial Services Marketing Operations.
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