Category: estate planning

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Using Social Media to promote your business – Open House with Team Reba Tuesdays at 3pm on KKOL 1300AM

Happy New Year everyone!  The beginning of another year is always a time to reflect on the past year and plan for the future year ahead of you.  2016 is already setting up to be another amazing year in the Puget Sound Real Estate market and we hope we can assist you in achieving...

Renton Tech brings Eldercare classes for families to Valley Medical Center on April 25th, 2009 0

Renton Tech brings Eldercare classes for families to Valley Medical Center on April 25th, 2009

Many of you know that Team Reba will be hosting classes at Renton Technical College starting next week with topics ranging the entire real estate spectrum.  One area of clientele that we do specialize in is working with is active seniors, as noted by the Senior Real Estate Specialist designation...

March 2009 newsletter from Team Reba is hot off the presses…

March 2009 newsletter from Team Reba is hot off the presses…

Here is a link to my “March Real Estate Update”: This Newsletter is full of interesting and useful information that we think you will enjoy whether you are a buyer, seller, homeowner, or renter. This month’s issue includes topics such as: Details Of The Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009...

Real estate classes from Team Reba now at Renton Technical College

Real estate classes from Team Reba now at Renton Technical College

It’s official!  We’re in the catalog of classes for the Spring Quarter at Renton Technical College.  There are 8 great classes to choose from that range from buying and selling homes to analyzing investment property, diversifying investment portfolios to include real estate, short sales/foreclosures, a women’s focused class (this one...

2008 Tax changes for investment properties converted to primary residences… 0

2008 Tax changes for investment properties converted to primary residences…

Over the years of working with real estate investors we’ve been involved in several 1031 tax deferred exchange transactions.  Through those transactions as well as through ongoing credit hour classes for my licensing, I’ve come to know Cris Anderson of Asset Preservation, Inc.   API sends out, via an email newsletter, various...

Congratulations to Tim Burkart for selection to the 2008 Best Lawyers in America! 0

Congratulations to Tim Burkart for selection to the 2008 Best Lawyers in America!

Our very own Tim Burkart (a frequent contributor to Team Reba’s Blog) was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.  According to information provided by the annual letter from Garvey Schubert Barer, the firm where Tim works and who represents Team...

Landlord class you should not miss through Rental Housing Association

Landlord class you should not miss through Rental Housing Association

As an associate member of RHA, I get a chance to meet a lot of really great local professionals. One of them is Chris Benis, a local attorney who I have much regard and respect for in the Seattle area.  He is teaching an upcoming class for RHA that anyone who...

The Second Time Around 1

The Second Time Around

This is a composite account of many cases we have worked on over the years.  The names and events have been changed to avoid disclosing confidential client information. Frank Sinatra says that love is wonderful the second time around, but the couples’ estate planning can be complicated.  Often, each person...

FHA’s interesting loan options for parents with college age kids and off campus housing 0

FHA’s interesting loan options for parents with college age kids and off campus housing

A loan officer I know at HomeStreet Bank recently sent out a message regarding an FHA loan program that is for WA residents who may have children going to school at one of the universities/colleges in our state.  I’ll paste in below the parameters he provided that are required to meet...