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          rental real estate activities as one activity for 1994 and 1995.              
          We hold that he did not.                                                      
               Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code in                   
          effect during the years in issue.  Rule references are to the Tax             
          Court Rules of Practice and Procedure.                                        
                                      Background                                        
               The parties submitted this case fully stipulated under Rule              
          122.                                                                          
          A.   Petitioner                                                               
               Petitioner lived in Stamford, Connecticut, when he filed his             
          petition.  He was a pilot for United Airlines in 1994 and 1995.               
          He worked 609 hours for United Airlines in 1994 and 681 hours in              
          1995.                                                                         
          B.   Petitioner’s Rental Real Estate Activities                               
               In 1994 and 1995, petitioner owned seven single and two-                 
          family residential properties that he rented to others (the seven             
          properties).  Six of the seven properties are in Stamford,                    
          Connecticut, and one is in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Petitioner               
          bought six of the properties from 1979 to 1984 and the seventh on             
          November 9, 1994.  Petitioner performed 877 hours of service                  
          relating to his real estate rentals in 1994 and 977 hours of                  
          service in 1995.  He did not use any of the seven properties for              
          personal purposes in 1994 or 1995.                                            








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