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          (North Luna property); (2) an apartment building located at 2109            
          South 5th Avenue in Maywood, acquired in November 2001 (2109                
          Maywood property); and (3) an apartment building located at 2112            
          South 5th Avenue in Maywood, acquired in 1992 (2112 Maywood                 
          property).  A total of 14 tenants resided at the three apartment            
          buildings.                                                                  
               Petitioner personally attended to the management and                   
          maintenance of each of his rental properties without assistance             
          from a management company.  Petitioner collected monthly rents,             
          delivered late warning notices, and took care of eviction                   
          proceedings when necessary.  When vacancies arose, petitioner               
          showed the vacant unit to prospective applicants, conducted                 
          applicant interviews, checked credit reports and references, and            
          attended to lease signings.  Petitioner responded to requests for           
          routine repairs and was responsible for general maintenance                 
          activities such as caring for the lawns, shoveling snow in the              
          winter, and waste management.  In addition, petitioner was                  
          involved in major renovation projects at two of the three rental            
          properties in 2001, including the modernizing of outdated                   
          kitchens, bathrooms, and furnaces.                                          
               Ms. Nelson was not actively involved with the rental                   
          properties.                                                                 
               Petitioner claims that he devoted more time to his rental              
          property activities in 2001 than to his full-time job with the              






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