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Real estate investment vs. real estate speculating - 02/25/12 10:38 PM
Webster’s defines investing as “laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit”. That broad definition applies, in real estate, to people purchasing rental properties, flipping houses, holding property in hopes of price appreciation, developing condos, and on and on.
The IRS has its own view of real estate investing. Owning rental properties is considered “passive income” and is subject to special rules. Flipping properties is considered ‘work’ and profits are taxed as regular income. Property development and land speculation are a specialty all of their own, with their own tax rules.
That last sentence has an … (1 comments)

Where are the for rent signs in the Seattle Central District? - 02/11/12 01:10 AM
I spent the day with an investor looking at single-family homes for sale in the Central District. As we were looking at what was for sale, we were also keeping our eyes open for "For Rent" signs, so she could call and check what was available and what other landlords were charging. Amazingly, we didn't see any.
Well, so much for my recommendation to new landlords about how to find rental rates! This made me wonder... why no signs? Does it mean there are no rentals available in the area, or does it mean landlords don't like posting signs for some … (2 comments)

Day 1 at Tellus Real Estate Solutions – the web site - 02/06/12 03:41 AM
-- Repostest from my new Wordpress blog at www.tellusre.com/blog original post late last week. Please check it out --
Hey! Our website is now up and running. With a new website comes a new blog (or at least a new home for the blog). The old blog is still alive at http://activerain.com/blogs/jasonhershey and I will continue to post their for a while, just to provide continuity. But activeRain is aimed at agents more than real people, and so its long past due that I move to my own site.
I have to say thanks to Jaime at http://simplyjaime.com/, who has done a … (0 comments)

 
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Jason Hershey

Duvall, WA

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Tellus Real Estate Solutions, LLC

Address: PO Box 1113, Duvall, WA, 98019

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Tellus Real Estate Solutions is a boutique brokerage dedicated to helping our clients make the most of their real estate investments. We believe the keys to a successful real estate transaction are client education, transparent views into all aspects of the process, and using technology to the advantage of all parties.


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