It's 3:00 a.m. Will your 1031 exchange Qualified Intermediary answer the phone? We can't always choose when an idea or a burning question will pop into our heads. And it's not unusual for that to happen after one's head has hit the pillow and the light is switched off. "If I could only call now
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05/17/2008
I was speaking with a 1031 exchange client yesterday regarding their real estate portfolio. He has a number of single family residential investment properties as well as his primary residence. His primary residence is underwater by about $200,000.00 and he was looking for advice on what to do a
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05/17/2008
There has been a lot of talk lately about whether we are in a recesion, heading for a recession or might even avoid a recession. We certainly have a weakening economy, especially in the real estate world, but I do not believe that we are in a recession. Recession Took a Detour The Wall Street J
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05/16/2008
I received the following email from an escrow officer complimenting us on our service. This particular escrow officer is an exceptionally talented, exceptionally technical, and exceptionally brilliant certified senior escrow officer, so to receive this compliment for Maureen Brown and Shelby Sho
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05/16/2008
I've been writing and speaking on 1031 exchange related topics for almost 24 years now and it still amazes me at how many taxpayers really do not understand what a 1031 exchange is, what type of investment property qualifies, what the requirements are and how to properly structure them. Hence th
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05/13/2008
We often take our Mothers for granted. I see it all the time. And, I know that I have been guilty of this as well. I look back at my life and realize what a great job she did in raising me, and I realized that I need to tell her this tomorrow when we get together for her Mother's Day brunch.
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05/10/2008
The real estate markets have certainly changed over the last 12 to 18 months. Sellers and buyers alike have been forced to think outside of the box and get more creative in order to structure and close their real estate transactions. Mortgage Industry and Capital Markets The tightening of underw
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05/10/2008
What do you do once you have purchased your investment property? How do you take care of them? How do you manage them, or maybe more important, who do you have manage them. This can be a very important issue once you have purchased your rental or investment property. The management of the pro
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05/10/2008
There has been lots of talk about tenant-in-common investment properties, or also referred to as TIC investment properties for short, since the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2002-22 in March 2002. We thought that an historical perspective might be useful so that you can learn
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05/10/2008
There has been plenty of advertising regarding the San Diego Association of Realtor's (SDARs) Annual Real Estate Expo that starts tomorrow, Friday, May 9, 2008, but just in case you had not seen the promotional pieces and had forgotten, I thought I would make a quick blog post. The SDAR Annual Re
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05/08/2008
