Land Trust, Asset Protection, and Real Estate Investing Blog
When Does a Subject To Deal Make Sense?
This post is exclusively for active Land Trust University students. There are situations where parties attempt to close deals over an extended period, sometimes months or years. Challenges can arise when working with homeowners who may not have clear motivations. Or…
Tax Deductions for Home Sellers
This post is exclusively for active Land Trust University students. You need to know about these tax deductions for home sellers. Whether you’re letting go of your primary residence or an investment property, it has probably increased in value. You’ll be smart to know…
Trustee for Your Trust Agreement
This post is exclusively for active Land Trust University students. It is the second of two posts The role played by your Trustee for your Trust Agreement is so important, it’s natural that many of the questions I get asked are about Trustees. “Who should be my…
Why You Need to Protect Your Identity
I have been teaching the benefits of using a Trust to hold title to your real estate investments for 25 years, and I have been using Trusts in my personal business for more than 40 years. Investors often ask me, “Why do I need to be concerned about who knows what I…
What is a Real Estate Option?
This post is exclusively for active Land Trust University students. You may have heard me talk about using Options on real estate to make additional income and profits. When I do, many people ask themselves, “What is a real estate option, how do they work, and who in…
Who Can and Should You Name as Your Land Trust Trustee?
O.K.! Let’s talk about one of the most important players in your Land Trust strategy: the Trustee. I’ve noticed many of you are asking, “Who can, and should you name as your Land Trust Trustee?” so I pulled together some common questions specifically about the Trustee…
Questions About Asset Protection
You’ll be interested in this insightful e-mail exchange I had with one of my Land Trust University (LTU) students. He wrote to me with questions about asset protection. Specifically, he wanted my perspective on ideas about Trustees, Beneficiaries, and anonymity he had…
Are We Becoming a Nation of Renters?
This post is exclusively for active Land Trust University students. Some People Might Hope So My mentor, Jack Miller, told me 20 years ago, “Eventually, our nation will become like the housing market in Europe where 90% of the population rents, and instead of passing…
Why I Avoid Using an LLC As a Land Trust Trustee
This post is exclusively for active Land Trust University students. Many Land Trust University students like you have asked me the question: “Can I use my LLC as the Trustee of my Land Trust?” While it might seem convenient, in my view it creates more problems than it…
Be a Property Manager NOT an “Owner”
I just got off the phone with a real estate owner in Northern California. Our conversation was another in a long list of real-world examples of why I recommend real estate investors use Land Trusts to control property, not own it. Using Land Trusts, they can honestly…
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