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It Might Not Be the Market. . . Has your phone gone from this. . . to this  . . . Are you blaming it on the market? Are you sure it's the market and NOT your telephone policy? Don't miss Part 2 in the series.  Clients and Agents Biggest Pet Peeve . . . Is the failure to receive a timely return ph...

You Could Be Losing Clients. . .  Does the person answering your phone sound like this . . . Or this. . . Or this? FRONT OFFICE PERSONNEL Are they Performing? If the person answering your office phone is unprofessional, discourteous, incompetent or apathetic, you could be losing business. A great...

It Might Not Be the Market. . . Has your phone gone from this. . . to this  . . . Are you blaming it on the market? Are you sure it's the market and NOT your telephone policy? Don't miss Part 2 in the series.  Clients and Agents Biggest Pet Peeve . . . Is the failure to receive a timely return ph...

Partnerships V. Co-Ownership Many investors consider asking other investors to join them in the purchase of an investment property. This arrangement can be very beneficial because it gives the parties the opportunity to invest in property they may not have been able to afford on their own and it ...

"MANY TAXPAYERS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TWO TAX CODE SECTIONS" After the Q & A, I thought I write a summary of the current state of rentals and residences and converting them. Here are some of the issues to review with the tax advisor when considering converting an investment property to a primary ...

REAL LIFE QUESTION AND ANSWERS Today, I received a question from a reader of my blog. It is a very common question, so I thought I'd give you both the actual question and my answer. All identifying information has been removed. Click here for more formal information regarding converting a rental ...

Please Alert Your Clients to This Email/Phone Scam Last night I posted a version of this to get the word out fast but there were very few AR'ers online. I received the email below yesterday purporting to be from the IRS regarding how to collectmy IRS Economic Stimulus Rebate. IT IS A SCAM. Note t...

Please Alert Your Clients to This Scam I received this email today purporting to be from the IRS regarding collecting my IRS Economic Stimulus Rebate. It is a scam. Note that the link listed does not even include www.irs.gov. I apologize for the poor resolution of the screen shot. (I'm still lear...

U.S. Geological Service Issues Report on California They reported that there is a 99% chance that California will experience a 6.0+ earthquake in the next 30 years. Southern California's has a slightly higher chance for a large scale earthquake than northern California. What that means is that ev...

Last Wednesday - Great Tournament A full complement of golfers took to the links at Riverbend Golf Course to participate in the Annual FAR Golf Tournament. Many affiliates developed creative themes for the holes they sponsored. Asset Preservation, Inc. sponsored Hole Number 12, where we served Mo...