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The Steve Bock Team are experts in the Ames area real estate market and enjoy helping people realize their buying and selling dreams. Why settle for a traditional solo agent when you can have a team of five specialists serve you for the same price? Whether buying or selling a home, we are committed to delivering results above and beyond our competition.
Consider these critical attributes when choosing a real estate professional…
Experience & Knowledge – Our team has over 25 years of cumulative experience and hundreds of satisfied past clients. Steve Bock has produced to RE/MAX Platinum Club levels for the past 5 years, and in 2008 was inducted into the prestigious RE/MAX Hall of Fame. Furthermore, Steve is highly educated with both the CRS and ABR designations. Being full-time, top-producing agents keeps our market knowledge intimate and fresh.
Availability & Flexibility – Real estate is not a simple business with trivial transactions. There are hundreds of tasks necessary to complete for each sale, which can easily overload a single agent. We have two licensed agents and two assistants which allows us to accomplish more, spend quality time with our clients, and be in five different places at once. To many agents real estate is a hobby or part-time work. We are full-time agents who are more connected to the real estate market and more available for you when you need us.
Quality Representation – Most agents work for a number of buyers and sellers simultaneously. Although not incredibly detrimental to either client type in this situation, buyers and sellers have very different needs and require separate specific services. As a patient with heart complications would see a Cardiologist and not a Family Practice doctor, you as a home buyer or seller can be offered a more specific, focused service for your situation. Steve Bock, the Lead Realtor, specializes in helping owners sell their property through focused marketing efforts. On the other hand, Nate Bock is an Exclusive Buyer Agent. He works for home buyers alone to provide them with better attention & inventory knowledge, and more time & flexibility.
Click the linked words to learn more about the individuals who make The Steve Bock Team a success. Also, check out why you should consider us as a home buyer, as well as why to consider selling your home with us. We know how important home ownership is to you, and our mission is to provide you with service so good, you will trust our name to your friends and family as well. When it comes down to it, that’s what separates the great agents from the rest. Many of our long-term relationships start when somebody asks us a question, so please ask us anything with confidence, as we guarantee to answer quickly and privately, with no obligation to you.
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First Time Buyers >Your Principal Residence
The Federal Tax Code allows married taxpayers to exclude from capital gains taxes up to $500,000 in profits from selling a home (singles can exclude $250,000). In order to qualify for this exemption, you must prove that that the home has been your principal residence for at least two out of the last five years. The establishment of the home as a principal residence depends on the facts of each homeowner's circumstance. Here are two cases to consider.
Homeowner A has lived at 25 Pine Drive for 12 years. Although he stays at his vacation cottage in another town for up to three months out of each year (sometimes more), 25 Pine Drive is his principal residence, where he lives most of the time. When he sells the home, Homeowner A (filing as a single individual) can keep up to $250,000 in tax-free profit.
Homeowner B buys 108 Maple Street, intending to live there. He rents it out while waiting to sell his current home, where he has lived for six years. His principal residence sells at the end of two years. Homeowner B moves into his new house, lives there for three months, and then decides to travel. After a six-month trip, he regrets buying 108 Maple Street and sells it. Even though he has owned the house on Maple Street for over two years, it won't qualify as "owner-occupied", because he only lived in it for a few months. Thus Homeowner B is not eligible to claim the tax exemption when he sells the house on Maple Street.
Consult your tax advisor for advice about your particular circumstance.
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