When DRE recommends, we listen. This recommendation came to us through their X (formerly Twitter) feed: “Real Estate Career Introduction-Workforce Lebre Texts.” From the Website Intro: Welcome to the Workforce Library. This Living Library is a principal hub of the LibreTexts project, which is a multi-institutional collaborative venture to develop the next generation of open-access […]
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IS IT TIME FOR SOME FOOTBALL, COLLEGE FOOTBALL?
By Duane Gomer on August 26, 2025 in Entertainment, Events, Family, Football, Fun and Games, Sports, Stories From The Field, Uncategorized
#1- Texas is ranked number one in the country and plays at THE Ohio State next Saturday. THE Ohio State is ranked number three, but the Las Vegas Bookies have the Buckeyes favored by 2.5 points at this time. So there must be some points allowed for home field advantage, or the Bookies believe they know […]
RESPECTED NATIONAL HAMBURGER RANKING PANEL PICKS HABIT NUMBER ONE
For many years, the USA Today Newspaper Fast Food Hamburger Rating Panel picked the famous Double Double of In-N-Out as the number one hamburger in the USA. Last year, the Habit Double Char Burger replaced them as number one, and Double Double was second. This year, Habit was again number one, but A&W was number […]
I MEET THE NICEST PEOPLE, REDUX
Last week, I mentioned that I had met Patrick Lehman, an ex-student, at Costco. Yesterday, I was eating at Jersey Mikes in RSM (#7, Mike’s Way) when another nice ex-student stopped to say hello. It was Matt Trudell. He has been a student for many years during his service at Regency Real Estate and Coldwell […]
6 OUTSTANDING SOURCES OF INFORMATION YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED.
My staff reads many articles to get information for our newsletters. Today, I want to list some of their favorite links from this week. For the baby boomers, this is like the companies that used to clip articles from newspapers, copy, and send them to a client list. A Clipping Service. Today, they are links. […]
I MEET THE NICEST PEOPLE
By Duane Gomer on August 15, 2025 in Advertising, Broker, DRE, Education, I meet the nicest people, Licensing, Networking, People, Real Estate General
Patrick Lehman is a Real Estate Broker from Newport Beach, CA. He is also a very long-time supporter of Duane Gomer Education. DGE helped Patrick get his real estate sales license in 1989 and his broker’s license in 2011. His current company is Privacy Real Estate Services. I was in Costco when Patrick came over, […]
MORE ON GIFT TAX PART 3
Do you understand these statements and why? If not, keep reading—three quick articles follow that will clear things up. “If I gift my son more than $17,000 this year, I will owe taxes.” Wrong “It is good tax planning in most cases for a Senior Citizen to gift a long-owned home to avoid probate.” WRONG […]
MORE ON GIFT TAX Part 2
Do you understand these statements and why? If not, keep reading—three quick articles follow that will clear things up. “If I gift my son more than $17,000 this year, I will owe taxes.” Wrong “It is good tax planning in most cases for a Senior Citizen to gift a long-owned home to avoid probate.” WRONG […]
Today’s Thought: A Look Back at a Classic Post Gift Tax Part 1
Tax law flat isometric vector concept. People surrounded by the tax and justice attributes are disputing on something. Today I thought that I would revisit one of my favorite posts from the past. This information is still valuable today. Enjoy! And remember, everyone should have real estate license. After two years, you should have your […]
Everybody Should Learn Why 73 Is a Unique Birthday
By Duane Gomer on August 4, 2025 in Advertising, Broker, Education, Estate Planning, Events, Facebook Posts, Family, Investment, IRA, IRS, Tax
If you were born in 1952, or know someone who was, you better talk to your tax advisor immediately about the infamous Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) regulations. Beginning the year you turn 73 years of age, you are generally required to start taking withdrawals from your traditional IRA accounts and other similar accounts whether you want […]