Serving the complete needs of the  Real Estate Industry... The Real Estate Services Group at  Kostin, Ruffkess & Company, LLC's mission is to help our clients achieve  their goal of maximizing returns on their real estate holdings. We are able to  do this by calling on the wealth of experience that our real estate  professionals have accumulated over the past thirty years. We place emphasis on  high quality responsive service and on developing long-term relationships with our real estate clients. The Real Estate  Services Group has built a solid reputation by providing the high level compliance services (audits and tax return preparation) that our real estate clients require. These compliance services include: Preparation of Federal and multi-state Partnership,  LLC, Corporate and Not-for-Profit tax returns Preparation of Financial Statements Sales Verification for Percentage Rents In addition, we provide value to your  organization by offering the following: Affordable Housing Services Audits Low Income Housing Credits Certified Credit Compliance Professionals (C3P) Accessing equity Financing assistance Cost certification for mortgagors Consulting with Boards of Directors Expiring Section 8 Budgeting, forecasting and property  performance Compliance with REAC requirements Tax Planning and Consulting Services/Business  Advisory Services Estate and succession planning Cost segregation analysis Multi-state income and sales tax planning Like-kind exchange of properties Purchase price allocation Transfer tax planning Choice of entity Sale/leaseback analysis Mergers and acquisitions Due diligence Purchase and sales negotiations Feasibility studies Information systems and internal controls Property performance analysis Cost control reviews Lease analysis If you would like additional information, please contact Ed Kindelan, CPA at or Brian Newman, CPA at , Members of the Firm at 800-286-5726. Real Estate News “Taking the Hassle Out of Compliance Monitoring Regulations” by Joseph W. Sparveri, Jr., CPA