March 22nd, 2010

Tax Credits for Real Estate Agents

Yes…It’s That Time Again!  Tax Season!

 As a professional real estate agent, there are many tax deductions that you can potentially claim as business expenses.  It’s always a good idea to contact your tax advisor or accountant if you have any questions.

Here are Some Common Tax Deductions for Real Estate Agents:

Advertising Costs: Signs, newspaper advertising, flyers, [...]

March 12th, 2010

Relief for 1031 Exchangers Who Got Caught in the Middle

As you know, our nation’s economy has been brought to its knees by an unprecedented number of high-level schemes that unraveled in quick succession. Bernie Madoff with his “Ponzi” scheme and last decade’s poster child for fraud, Enron Corp., may be extreme, but not unique examples of unchecked greed which left large numbers of investors [...]

March 10th, 2010

How Netflix Can Help Your Real Estate Business

This past weekend, a random Facebook status post from a friend caught my attention.  It all started when my friend commented that her local Blockbuster video store closed down and she was looking for another place to rent movies.  I sat there, staring at the screen over a period of [...]

March 8th, 2010

Working with For Sale By Owners

It blows my mind that homeowners want to sell their own property in this crazy market!  I imagine that when you come across a “For Sale By Owner”, you have to walk a tight rope.  You can’t be too pushy…but you also want to offer help.

If you’d like to engage in conversation with a FSBO [...]

March 2nd, 2010

Cut Expenses by using Google Apps

Are you spending hundreds of dollars a year on Website hosting and email with a Web hosting company? If so, you might want to take a look at Google Apps. It’s not for every business, so don’t go too crazy after reading this post and blindly cancel your hosting services and move to [...]