Homestead protection ≠ homestead exemption

Many Florida homeowners mistakenly believe their home isn’t protected from creditors unless they’ve filed for the homestead tax exemption with their county property appraiser. That misunderstanding can lead to unnecessary panic—and poor legal decisions.

Apr 10, 2026

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Careful not to leave out the grandchildren

Many people think their will or trust controls who gets what after death. Not always. For retirement accounts, life insurance, and many annuities, the beneficiary form usually controls. That means a tiny phrase on a form can decide whether a deceased child’s share passes to that child’s kids—or vanishes into the shares of surviving siblings.

Mar 27, 2026

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Use your 401(k) to buy an investment property

... trigger leads will soon be a thing of the past, and big changes are coming for Opportunity Zones.

Aug 15, 2025

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What to do with your parents' stuff before they're gone

When parents still hold assets (homes, personal property, business interests), getting a plan before death means fewer headaches, less emotional stress and more control.

Nov 21, 2025

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🚨 FinCEN Rule Vacated

Yesterday, March 19, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, vacated FinCEN's Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule that required reporting of all beneficial owners of trusts and entities that were transferees of residential real estate in non-financed (no-bank-involved) transactions.

Mar 20, 2026

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Move my LLC to another state?

For various reasons, business owners ask us about moving their LLC from or to another state. It requires a conversation, but we can usually determine one of the four different ways to accomplish the feat, or whether it's a smart move in the first place.

Mar 20, 2026

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Use your 401(k) to buy an investment property

... trigger leads will soon be a thing of the past, and big changes are coming for Opportunity Zones.

Aug 15, 2025

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🚩 Subject-to under siege by AZ AG

Real estate investors, title agencies, and law firms are swept up in the action

Mar 14, 2025

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What to do with your parents' stuff before they're gone

When parents still hold assets (homes, personal property, business interests), getting a plan before death means fewer headaches, less emotional stress and more control.

Nov 21, 2025

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Trust This: Jimmy Buffet's trust war

and it just got easier for employees to sue their employers

Jun 13, 2025

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Trust This: No capital gains on primary residence sales?

... and -- adding insult to injury -- taxing denaturalization

Jul 18, 2025

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Homestead protection ≠ homestead exemption

Careful not to leave out the grandchildren

Use your 401(k) to buy an investment property

What to do with your parents' stuff before they're gone

🚨 FinCEN Rule Vacated

Move my LLC to another state?

Most Popular

Use your 401(k) to buy an investment property

🚩 Subject-to under siege by AZ AG

What to do with your parents' stuff before they're gone

Trust This: Jimmy Buffet's trust war

Trust This: No capital gains on primary residence sales?

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Homestead protection ≠ homestead exemption

Careful not to leave out the grandchildren

🚨 FinCEN Rule Vacated

Move my LLC to another state?

Family meeting time!

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