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Top Ten Misconceptions About 1031 Tax Deferred Exchanges of Investment Real Estate!

April25
"Misconceptions" by Mark Spinner Another great article on 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchanges of investment property written by Toija Beutler, attorney and regional manager of IPX 1031 Investment Property Exchange Services, Inc. Purchasing investment properties h… Read More

March 2013 Portland Metro Real Estate Update!!

March18
"Saint Patrick's Day Song" MARCH 2013 PORTLAND METRO REAL ESTATE UPDATE!! Hope you enjoyed a Happy St Paddy’s Day and don't you think there’s just a tinge of springtime in the air?  As a real estate broker, I’m revving my engines and getting ready for our peak season!!  So, how’s the real estate market, you ask??  I could make this quick and just say more of the same (see February)…. but, how disappointing would that be?  Our metro area real estate activity remains very solid.  I was thinking that, perhaps, we were off to a bit of a slower start than last year but I just… Read More

1031 Exchanges – The Ins and the Outs!!

March5
"Taking Care of Business" - Bachman-Turner Overdrive I have written about the benefits of investment real estate frequently in my posts.  I appreciated this explanation of a 1031 Exchange to defer taxes on investment properties, posted by "Rich Dad Education" (started by Robert Kiyosaki, author of the book  "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and others), so I thought I'd share: 1031 Exchanges – The Ins and the Outs Posted by Rich Dad Education on February 26, 2013 1031 exchanges can be a complicated and complex transaction. We want to clarify the information on this valuable type of … Read More

February 2013 Portland Metro Real Estate Update!!

February15
Tom Waits - "You Can Never Hold Back Spring" Portlanders get a bit “giddy” with this surge of faux Springtime weather.  The seasoned Oregonian knows it’s merely a “teaser” but it’s much appreciated nonetheless!! And, we have reason to be giddy about our continued local real estate recovery, as we are “off” to a good start in 2013!!  Even though closings were down from December 2012, the 1344 closed sales in January 2013 are the most for the month of January since 2007 (and January can typically be a slow month as buyers, sellers and agents tend to be distracted during th… Read More
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