Strategies for gifting home to relative
Q: I am an estate planning and tax attorney in Chicago and read your solicitation for additional suggestions regarding your reader who asked about giving a home to his aunt....
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Proving adverse possession is not easy
Q: In a recent column there was a property owner who wanted to dispose of a plot of land that had been turned into a garden by the condo next...
Strategies for gifting home to relative
Q: I am an estate planning and tax attorney in Chicago and read your solicitation for additional suggestions regarding your reader who asked about giving a home to his aunt....
Proving adverse possession is not easy
Q: In a recent column there was a property owner who wanted to dispose of a plot of land that had been turned into a garden by the condo next...
Is HUD-1 form required in cash sale?
Q: Do we have to do a HUD-1 form on a cash sale? The home is paid off and I am selling for cash. There is no lender involved. A:...
Is HUD-1 form required in cash sale?
Q: Do we have to do a HUD-1 form on a cash sale? The home is paid off and I am selling for cash. There is no lender involved. A:...
Getting to the root of trees damaging property
Q: Can you please tell me how to file a claim for property damage against a property that is in a land trust? The trees on that property have roots...
Getting to the root of trees damaging property
Q: Can you please tell me how to file a claim for property damage against a property that is in a land trust? The trees on that property have roots...
A potential tax trap with family real estate deal
Q: My mother wants to sell me a house next door to hers. I do have two sisters. Anyway, my mom wants me to start paying her $400 per month...
Pros and cons of a life estate
Q: My cousin and disabled elderly aunt are living in a house that my aunt sold about four years ago in which the agreement included lifetime living rights without the...