I have to say that gives me some relief as it doesn't seem nearly as daunting as I was first led to believe.

Not only useful for seeing what not to bid on, but also for looking for granted motion for reliefs from stay to see what might finally come to sale.

He's still under the Taxpayer Relief Act exemption provided he sells and closes within the next 1.5 years. 

The appeals process is unlikely to go quickly and you will most likely get some relief in a year or two.

My husband and I recently became interested in real estate investing as a form of tax relief.

Are there any guidelines in SB 1069 which provide relief?

It covers all kinds of things like book keeping, monthly reconciliations, record retention requirements, corporation do's and dont's, signage, etc, etc, etc, go here this will get you started.http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/re/brokerindex.html

(We have thousands upon thousands of transactions yearly, if I tried to keep the paper I'd have to build a wall of filing cabinets to store it all... and I am not about to do that.)I make sure to run regular reconciliations, and catch at least a few things every time that I missed.Do yourself a favor... learn Quickbooks early and start using it.

"The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 " is what I was referring to.

(Isn't it great when both your kids achieve their dreams and you can finally give a sigh of relief and know you must have done something right?)