You would need to use option 2. When you have a like kind exchange, there is typically an unrecognized gain or loss on the exchange. That gain or loss needs to be recognized when you dispose of the property. The only way to do that would be to use the adjusted basis of the property when you calculate the sale. Otherwise, you would not be taking into consideration the gain or loss on the exchange.
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