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Art

Paint Creek Center for the Arts
Cranbrook Institute of Art and Museum
Orion Art Center
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Michigan Art Galleries
Local Art Galleries
Rochester Art & Apples Festival
Meadowbrook Art Gallery
Detroit Institute of Arts
Oakland County Office of Arts, Culture and Film

Music

North Oakland Concert Band
DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston
Birmingham Concert Band
Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Rochester Community Chorus
Meadowbrook Music Festival
Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Dance

Troy Dance Connection
L.A. Dance, Lake Orion
Rochester Hills Dance & Arts Society
Eisenhower Dance Ensemble
Deborah's Stage Door Center for Performing Arts

Theater

Meadowbrook Theatre
Michigan Opera Theatre
Jewish Ensemble Theatre
Michigan Theatre Festival
Theatre Alliance of Michigan

Recreation/Parks

Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Guides to Hunting, Fishing, Camping in Michigan
Oakland County Beaches
Troy Aquatic Center
Oakland County Parks
City of Troy Parks and Recreation
City of Rochester Hills Parks
Oakland County Parks
Seven beautiful parks in the county park system to choose from.

Orion Township Parks
Polly Ann Trail, connecting Orion, Oxford and Addison Twp.

Sports

The Palace of Auburn Hills, Home of Detroit Shock, Detroit Pistons, Ice Shows
Detroit Lions Football
Detroit Red Wing Hockey
Tiger Baseball
Oakland County Golf Courses
Oakland County Sledding Hills and Toboggan Runs
Pine Knob Mansion and Golf Club
Lincoln Hills and Springdale Golf Courses, Birmingham
Pine Knob Skiing and Snowboarding
Ski Michigan
Oakland Township Parks

Local Dining

City Search Restaurant Guide - Rochester Hills
City Search Restaurant Guide - Troy
City Search Restaurant Guide - Lake Orion
City Search Restaurant Guide - Bloomfield Hills
City Search Restaurant Guide - Birmingham
The Capital Grille
2800 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy. (248) 649-5300

Charley's Crab
5498 Crooks Rd, Troy (248) 879-2060

Kruse & Muer At The Lake
801 S. Lapeer Rd, Lake Orion (248) 814-9500

Kruse & Muer On Main
327 S. Main St, Rochester. (248) 652-9400

The Olive Garden
2615 S. Rochester Rd, Rochester Hills (248) 853-6960

P.F. Chang's China Bistro
2801 W Big Beaver Rd, Troy (248) 816-8000

Rochester Chop House & Bar
306 S. Main St., Rochester (248) 651-2266

Ruby Tuesday
780 S. Lapeer Rd, Lake Orion, (248) 693-0940

Ruth's Chris Steak House
755 West Big Beaver Road, Troy (248) 269-8424

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill
Lake Orion and Auburn Hills

Chuck E. Cheez

Shopping Centers/Malls

Oakland Mall, Troy
Lakeside Mall, Sterling Heights
Downtown Birmingham
Downtown Rochester
Village of Rochester Hills
Oakland County Shopping Malls
Great Lakes Crossing, Auburn Hills
Canterbury Village, Lake Orion
Somerset Collection, Troy
Oakland County Farmers and Flea Market
Orchard Mall, West Bloomfield
Michigan Outlet Mall Guide

For Pets

Michigan Humane Society, Rochester Hills
Animal Hospitals in Oakland County
Oakland County Bark Parks
Michigan Horse and Mule Trails

Special Local Attractions

Pine Knob Mansion
Stoney Creek Village
Oakland County Cider Mills
Pontiac Silverdome
Frankenmuth Historic Village, "Michigan's Little Bavaria"
Detroit Science Center
The Detroit Zoo
Cranbrook Institute of Science and Planetarium
Cranbrook House and Gardens
Troy Museum and Historic Village

Tax Considerations >New 1031 Exchange Rules

One of the most popular "tax deferring" strategies for real estate owners who are selling one property and acquiring another is the use of Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. It is an effective way to defer paying income tax on capital gain generated by the sale of a property when you intend to reinvest the proceeds in a similar, "like-kind" property. Almost any kind of real property is considered "like-kind" with any other real property.

A recently enacted law closes what was considered a loophole in the Section 1031 rules. In some cases, owners of investment real estate have used the 1031 Exchange to swap their investment property for real estate that could be readily converted to an owner-occupied residential property. After the exchange, they made the property into their principal residence, lived in it for a couple of years, then sold it. Now the American Job Creation Act of 2004 has ruled that properties converted from a 1031 exchange property into a residence must be held and used as a principal residence for at least five years to qualify for the tax exemption. Otherwise, the basic tax-deferring benefits of 1031 exchanges remain the same.

Consult your tax advisor for more detailed information.

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