Like-Kind Exchanges of Real Estate Like-kind exchanges under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 are a popular method used by real estate investors for disposing of one property and acquiring another without recognition of taxable gain. When taxable gain is not recognized in a transaction, income taxes are not required to be paid as a result … Continue Reading
Part I The nature of a listing agreement is different from a property management agreement. With a sale listing, the owner and the broker contemplate a relatively short term relationship which terminates upon the sale of the property. Unless the seller carries financing, neither the seller nor the broker expect to deal with the property, … Continue Reading
With increasing frequency, real property owners are choosing to hold title in trusts. Once you put title into a trust, you don’t want to have problems conveying title out of the trust. You also don’t want creditors of the trustee to be able to lien the property of the trust. Such concerns should be much … Continue Reading
As health care providers compete for patients, they seek locations convenient for patients. This phenomenon has driven clinics, urgent care facilities, and other health care providers into general office and store front retail space Health care providers create special leasing issues. Among other things, health care providers work with chemicals, they produce biomedical waste, their … Continue Reading
The Hidden Dragon of Imputed Depreciation I bought a house in July 1988 for $137,500 and rented it out for ten years. I took deductions for depreciation in tax years 1988 through 1995, but I forgot to take depreciation deductions in 1996 through 1998. My total depreciation deductions for years 1988 through 1995, as … Continue Reading
Co-Author: Amy E. Allison, Esq Question: I am starting my own real estate company and will invest much of my time and money promoting my company. I have hired a graphic artist to design a logo. How can I avoid using someone else’s name? How can I protect against someone taking advantage of the goodwill … Continue Reading
I bought a house in July 1988 for $137,500 and rented it out for ten years. I took deductions for depreciation in tax years 1988 through 1995, but I forgot to take depreciation deductions in 1996 through 1998. My total depreciation deductions for years 1988 through 1995, as reported on my tax returns, were … Continue Reading
Reprinted from REALTOR® Magazine July, 2001 by permission of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Copyright 2001. All rights reserved. Sarah was excited about signing her first buyer agency contract. She told her buyers she’d look out for their best interests, and they smiled, signed, and said they understood. Sarah then searched the MLS for possible properties. … Continue Reading
Co-Author: Patricia A. Leighton, Esq. Quit Claims & The $500K Exclusion Part II In the May issue of the Colorado REALTOR, I posed the following scenario, a parent allowed her adult son to live in her second house for the last 2 1/2 years. The parent now wants to sell the house. Can the parent … Continue Reading
My seller wants me to consider selling a property through an auction. What are some of the considerations? Last month’s article identified some of the major issues associated with an auction and defined some auction terminology. Among those issues are whether the auction is “absolute,” “subject to seller confirmation,” or “hybrid” with a minimum bid. … Continue Reading
