Beyond the basic requirement of a legally enforceable contract that suggest the issues in real estate, outline at least three issues that should be part of the real estate contract and justify your selections.

Which of the following statements best describes the minimum standard for active participation in a real estate investment?     A) The taxpayer must have at least 10% of her net worth invested in the real estate.     B) The standard is identical to the material participation standard.     C) The taxpayer must be involved in the management of the property in a bona fide manner.     D) It must be the taxpayer’s primary trade or business.

In an obligation to give a parcel of land subject to a suspensive condition, who is entitled to the fruits accrued during the pendency of the condition once said condition is fulfilled?

What are the key differences between real estate property types? How do these differences affect the valuation of each property right?

Answer each of the following questions: What are the objectives of probate laws? What tasks does the executor of an estate perform? What assets are normally included as estate properties? What claims have priority to the distributions made by an estate?

If an entity as lessee presents as investment property a property interest held under an operating lease then the entity   1has the option of measuring some items of investment property using the cost model. 2shall measure in the financial statement all of its investment  property using the fair value models 3shall measure that leased property interest under the fair value model and the remaining investment property using the cost model. 4shall measure that leased property interest under the cost model and the remaining investment property either using the cost model or the fair value model.

Which of the following are characteristics of the probate process? It provides for distribution of property to the ultimate beneficiary in a quick and timely manner. It provides an orderly procedure for the filing and payment of claims. It provides for systematic administration of the decedent's probate estate. It provides for administration of the decedent's estate with the details only available to the public on a strictly need to know basis.     A) I and II     B) III and IV     C) I and IV     D) II and III

a. What is the difference between distributing property per capita and per stirpes?     When would a per stirpes distribution be required? what are two ways in which the duties of an administrator differ from those of an executor? Must the grantor, trustee, and beneficiary of a trust all be different people? What formalities must be followed to create a testamentary trust?

In an agreement involving the right to acquire property, which of the following are conditions that must be met in order for the IRS to accept the purchase price set in the agreement as a valid measurement of the value of the property being acquired? The purchase price must be determined by an independent appraisal submitted with an informational gift tax return regardless of the value of the property. The agreement must be a bona fide business arrangement. The agreement cannot be an attempt to transfer the property to a family member for less than full and adequate consideration. The terms of the agreement must be comparable to those that would be entered into by persons in an arm's-length transaction A) I and III     B) II and IV     C) I and IV     D) II, III, and IV

discussion on six assets included in a decedent’s gross estate. List and discuss three valuation discounts, and how is real estate valued for purposes of inclusion in a decedent’s gross estate?