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5 Good Reasons to Hold Real Estate in a Land Trust

October 9, 2012 by Marco Santarelli

Are you a target for tenant lawsuits? Are your assets easy to locate? Do you own rental properties in your own name?

You wouldn’t walk around with a financial statement taped to your forehead would you? So why would you have your most valuable assets exposed to public scrutiny? Anyone can go down to the county courthouse or recorder’s office and look up the owner of any property. Real estate records are now computerized, so all of your real estate holdings can be located at the touch of a button! Lawyers, creditors, IRS agents, newspaper reporters, tenants and other “snoops” can find out what you own and whether you are worth going after.

Don’t give them the ammunition – make your real estate ownership hard to find!

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Filed Under: Asset Protection, Financing, Real Estate Investing Tagged With: Asset Protection, Financing, land trust, Real Estate Investing

7 Reasons to Use Land Trusts

July 14, 2010 by Marco Santarelli

The land trust is a very powerful tool for the savvy real estate investor.  A land trust is a revocable, living trust used specifically for holding title to real estate.  Each property is titled in a separate trust, affording maximum privacy and protection.

Here are seven reasons to use land trusts:

1. Privacy.  In today's information age, anyone with an internet connection can look up your ownership of real estate.  Privacy is extremely important to most people who don't want others knowing what they own.  For example, if you own several properties within a city that has strict code enforcement, you could end up being hauled into court for too many violations, even minor ones.  Having your real estate investments titled in land trusts makes it difficult for city code enforcement to find who the owner is, since the trust agreement is not public record for everyone to see.

2. Protection from Liens.  Real estate titled in a trust name is not subject to liens against the beneficiary of the trust.  For example, if you are dealing with a seller in foreclosure, a judgment holder or the IRS can file a claim against the property in the name of the seller.  If the property is titled into a trust, the personal judgments or liens of the seller will not attach to the property.  This effectively separates the owner or seller from the property.

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Filed Under: Asset Protection, Real Estate Investing Tagged With: Asset Protection, land trust, land trusts, privacy, protection, Real Estate Investing

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