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 We are offering an exciting opportunity for a licensed Realtor to join our team as a buyer specialist. We specialize in delivering a high level of customer service using technology. If you are licensed, motivated, eager to learn, service oriented, computer savvy and love working as part of a team, call 850-479-7653 and ask for Sandy for more information! What's different about working at Team Sandy Blanton? 1. We have a team! This is truly different than any other brokerage you may see in the Pensacola area. As a buyer agent, you no longer have to handle your own closings- our client service and closings managers do this for you! This leaves you with more free time to do what you do best- selling houses! You can also rest assured that your contract will make it to closing in the hands of our exprienced closing coordinator with 300+ transactions under her belt. 2. You will receive weekly training and advising sessions with Sandy Blanton. Sandy sold more homes in Pensacola last year than any other agent and he has consistently ranked in the top 5 local Realtors since the year 2000. It's clear to see the training and advice you will receive are top notch. 3. We reimburse all of your costs! This is critical to many agents and truly is hard to find in this tough market. Where else can you go that puts money back in your pocket for things like cell phones and gas? 4. There are no desk fees or franchise fees! We don't "nickel and dime" you at TSB. We want you to make money and be successful. 5. We offer tons of leads! As a member of our team, you will receive lots of internet leads and a nearly unlimited amount of "floor time" with exclusive "floor duty" time after hours and over the weekend for a full week once monthly.
We believe that mo other brokerage in town offers this much opportunity to succeed.
Example: Our newest team member,Brandon Watson has sold 18 homes in his short 8 months in the business! He started in one of the worst markets in the history of Pensacola real estate but has closed more transactions in this short time than the average Realtor closes in 4 years! Give us a call or fill out the form below for an interview- only 1-2 new members will be accepted for this highly sought after position! 
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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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What site discovered in 1965 is considered the world's oldest known habitation?
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The Terra Amata site in Nice, France has the remains of 21 huts belonging to the Acheulian culture from 400,000 years ago. |
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