S.E.C. Real Estate Observer

Steve England was born in 1946, and raised on a 3,000 acre irrigated farm and ranch southwest of North Platte in Lincoln County, Nebraska. The farm was complete with 300 head of cattle, crops and hay and was operated by his father and two of his uncles.

I’ve tried a thousand ways to get more done in a day and the following methods are the ones that work for me. Maybe they will for you. The night before when you go to bed you have chosen a time to get up. When that time comes don’t fight it. At the first sound of the alarm, throw your feet out on the floor and stand up, and MOVE toward whatever you do first. With your day started that way, nothing will be able to withstand your attack.

The best problem solvers we all have known always asked a lot of questions, didn’t they? Quick solutions were seldom forthcoming, and multiple-choice selections of answers almost never readily available.

How many times have you heard, or made these comments? “If I sell my property I am going to get killed with taxes.” Those of us who own highly appreciated assets such as homes, commercial real estate and businesses, are often reluctant to sell that asset because of the capital gain tax and depreciation recapture costs associated with the sale.