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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 three 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 and Steven Bensema are Exclusive Buyer Agents. They work 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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Tax Considerations >New 1031 Exchange Rules
One of the most popular "tax deferring" strategies for real estate owners who are selling one property and acquiring another is the use of Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. It is an effective way to defer paying income tax on capital gain generated by the sale of a property when you intend to reinvest the proceeds in a similar, "like-kind" property. Almost any kind of real property is considered "like-kind" with any other real property.
A recently enacted law closes what was considered a loophole in the Section 1031 rules. In some cases, owners of investment real estate have used the 1031 Exchange to swap their investment property for real estate that could be readily converted to an owner-occupied residential property. After the exchange, they made the property into their principal residence, lived in it for a couple of years, then sold it. Now the American Job Creation Act of 2004 has ruled that properties converted from a 1031 exchange property into a residence must be held and used as a principal residence for at least five years to qualify for the tax exemption. Otherwise, the basic tax-deferring benefits of 1031 exchanges remain the same.
Consult your tax advisor for more detailed information.
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