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Meet The John and Linda Monroe Team  John and Linda Monroe, the top-selling husband and wife real estate sales team, have been honored as one of the 100 top-producing agent teams in metro Atlanta by being named to the COMMUNITIES Magazine Top 100 list. Known as the Monroe Team, the pair is based out of Prudential Georgia Realty’s South Cherokee office, best known for covering the areas of Kennesaw, Acworth, Woodstock, Townelake, Marietta, Canton, South Cherokee County, and Cobb County. The team regularly makes the top 10 list with Prudential Atlanta/Georgia Realty and ranks in the top 1 percent of 43,000 Prudential agents nationwide, a placement that awarded them the Chairman's Circle Diamond Award. The Monroes were also honored as top 100 Prudential Agents internationally. The Monroes approach their real estate business by taking a very proactive, sincere attitude with all of their clients, from their recommendations about what has to be done to beautify the home, to pricing, to comments from other agents. John and Linda Monroe know this from personal experience; the real estate business is more than just putting signs in yards, typing listing information into a computer, and printing flyers. They know that it takes successful real estate agents to make selling houses look easy. John and Linda know that part of their success is due to their emphasis on customer service. They not only meet, but also often exceed, their customers' expectations. And just as important as their honesty and accessibility is their attention to fine-tuning their marketing approach. They continually focus on niche marketing and customer service as the backbone of their success. They never stop fine-tuning these elements in order to give their customers the best buying and selling experiences possible. |  | | | | |
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Tax Considerations >Taxable Profits
If you are thinking of selling your home and your house has risen in value since you purchased it, or you have accumulated a lot of deferred profit from previous sales, the Taxpayer Relief Act passed in 1997 could be of tremendous value.
Prior to this law, when a homeowner moved to a smaller home, relocated to a less costly area, or made a decision to rent, they were left with unfavorable tax consequences. The old tax law allowed people who sold their homes to defer tax on any profit by buying a replacement home of at least equal value within two years. At age 55, they could permanently escape tax on up to $125,000 of profit, but any profit in excess of that amount was taxable unless a new home was bought.
The good news is that with homes sold after May 6, 1997, homeowners can make as much as $500,000 tax-free profits on the sale of a principal residence for joint filers or $250,000 for single filers. The $500,000 capital gains exclusion removed taxes as a consideration for most home sellers by giving them flexibility to trade up or down. It has also allowed homeowners to preserve the savings value of a home when they sell, provided they use the property as their principal residence for two of the prior five years prior to the sale.
Consult your tax advisor for your particular circumstance.
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Where is the world's longest spiral staircase?
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The White County Coal Mine in Carmi, Illinois has a spiral staircase that measures 1,103 feet and has 1,520 steps. |
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