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Entries from February 2008

IRS is Eyeing Real Estate Practitioners

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Real Estate Stuff

The Internal Revenue Service is paying close attention to the definition of “Real Estate Professional” when it reviews tax returns. Under the IRS Code and Regulations, real estate professionals are defined as those who spend 750 hours or more annually handling real estate-related activities.
Real estate professionals with property investments cannot record more than $25,000 in […]

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NAR Memberships Dropped

February 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Real Estate Stuff

National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that its membership declined in 2007. The total realtor membership dropped from 1.358 million to 1.338 million, a 1.5% declined from its record year in 2006.  Many part time agents in Arizona are putting their real estate license in inactive status or letting it expires, we lost two agents […]

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Property Management

February 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Property Management

Alright it’s official; we started our property management in our brokerage. We already have a client and rented his house on February 1st. We are finalizing the owner’s agreement this week and we’re planning to have 10 rentals by March. Service areas are Maricopa, Chandler, Ocotillo, Ahwatukee, and Tempe.
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