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My mom sold a house last year with 3 months before 2 years of owning the house. the reason is because her real estate person told her that the law if you sell your house within two years, you have to pay taxes as your income(the profit you make). and when she went to talk to her tax consulatant, he told her that she had to pay all of her profit she received from the previous house which is around 30 thousand dollars! she is going crazy and wont talk to me! she has been sleeping ever since we got home from it. i live in washington! please help!!! what can she do?

I live in Washington state, where my step father passed away. As laws vary by county and state I am searching for someone who may be able to clue me on on what rights by brother (his biological son) and myself (giving power of attorney by my brother to handle my father’s estate) have in retrieving my father’s personal effects.
My father resided with a woman for 6 years. We are concerned she will be selling, auctioning, removing his belongings from the house they shared. There is no common law laws in Washington state, and after doing my research I’ve found she has no legal right to anything of our dad’s. The fear of her selling his things is very real as she has proving consistently to be a very calculating and spiteful woman with little care for anything but the money. Several days after his death she was speaking to a financial planner about probate for his estate. Additionally she has withheld documents of great financial importance regarding, debts and assets.
I want to know how I can legally insure she is unable to sell, pawn, barter, or otherwise get rid of his things. And additionally I would like to know if there is anything I can legally do to get the belongings out of her possession.
Please include references or links if any so I can use them in the future. Thank you!
In response to J. I have a lawyer. A very good one in fact. I want to know if there is some sort of injunction I can file or something to that effect. And if so what it would be called and if I am able to petition it myself. It’s not really about not being to afford a lawyer, more a matter of trying to cut the cost of the lawyer when I can.

If you are a Washingtonian, then you know how DC is like a money making a machine. I hear a lot of people say you need a six figure income to live comfortably. There are some who try to strike it rich doing something that’s hidden, whether it is drugs, real estate, or you need connection to do something big to blow up.
Please help me dispel this myth of doing some magic to escape the rat race, or tell me what people are really doing. I am not talking about those who work as professionals in the medical field, the law, or top positions in the government.
This question is specifically for DC although there is hustle hustle in major cities, there is a certain dark vibe I get about DC.

I am a fairly new agent in Washington state and work by referrals. I really want to get a certain client and would like to offer them a $250 Home Depot gift card after closing if they allow me to refer them to a specific agent. I know that no cash can change hands except in escrow, but what are the rules regarding gift cards, etc? When I first purchased a home before I was an agent, my realtor gave me a gift card after closing although I was not promised one in the beginning. Am I allowed, by law, to entice a referral with a gift card or would that be considered cash? Any answers greatly appreciated

I have been reading a lot about this, and it still undermine weather i need to be a broker or not Its recommended but it doesn’t state that its the law.. As for as i am concern all i need is my license.