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I always ask my clients to write or email me, and tell me truthfully how they appreciated my service to them. Their feedback is so important! Here are a few highlights of what people are saying about me...
A Fantastic Job
"We could not have asked for better service."
Ben & Marlene Watson
Above and Beyond
"She became a real friend and was always accessible to us when we needed her."
Karen Perkins
Happy To Recommend Ellen
"Ellen is a professional that was always willing and eager to provide top quality service."
Tom Ostrowski
It Was A Comfort
"Ellen was sincere, honest and totally capable"
Bridgette Fowler
Most Reassuring
"Whenever I called and left a message, you always returned my calls and answered my questions and concerns."
Jack White
Pleased As Punch
"My house was sold within a very reasonable period of time"
Lolly Gilmore
Right On Target
"We felt very confident with Ellen's opinions."
Karen Thompson
Satisfied
"Excellence in representation and execution in the sale of our home."
Dr. Charles Jones
The Top Selling Associate
"ReMax Commonwealth Group is proud to recognize Ellen as the company's 'Agent of the Year' for 2001."
Boyd Smith Re/Max Broker
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Tax Considerations >Your Tax Free Profits
Significant tax reform legislation was signed into law with the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. This legislation replaced both the one-time $125,000 tax-free exclusion for homeowners aged 55 and older, and the "rollover" deferment of capital gains tax requiring the purchase of a replacement home of higher or equal cost within two years of the sale of your principal residence.
With this change, a married couple filing their taxes jointly pays capital gains taxes only on that portion of home sales profits that exceeds $500,000. Single taxpayers, heads of households, and married persons filing separately may exclude up to $250,000. The exclusion is available for all sales of homes that occurred on or after May 6, 1997. Homeowners can use this tax-free provision every two years.
You are allowed to keep these tax-free profits only if you have owned and used the home as your principal residence for two out of the five years prior to the sale of the property. Although the regulations do not require continuous occupancy, the IRS specifies that your principal residence must be the home you use for the majority of time during the year. Consult your tax advisor about your personal circumstance.
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What is the world's largest palace?
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The Imperial Palace (Gugong) in the center of Beijing, China covers over 178 acres and dates back to the early 1400s. |
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