Protect Yourself: Hide Your Real Estate

You hear about the horror stories every day.  You hear about the risks and liability of buying and owning real estate. You hear about real property owners that are being sued because they own real estate; because they are "worth" going after.  You hear about stalkers, about fans gone wild, about tenants bypassing the property manager and tracking down the owner.

Why and how can this possibly happen? Well, it's actually very, very easy.  You see, your real property ownership appears in the public records.  Why do we just "accept" this exposure as a way of life when there is actually such a simple solution to keep your real estate ownership private and confidential?

Keep Your Real Estate Ownership Private

The Title Holding Trust, which is often referred to as a Land Trust, is a simple and inexpensive method for buying, holding, managing and selling real estate.  Its roots come from the Illinois Land Trust long used to keep real estate ownership confidential and private in the State of Illinois.

The Title Holding Trust allows you to buy, hold, manage and sell real estate in a confidential and private manner.  It keeps your real estate ownership out of the public record because your real property is acquired and held by a Trustee of your Title Holding Trust.

Protection From Liens and Judgements as Well

There are also protections from liens and judgments, which can be especially helpful when there are co-owners involved.  Title Holding Trusts can be established by anyone or any entity. 

Who Owns and Controls the Title Holding Trust?

The Beneficiary (owner) owns and controls the Title Holding Trust, and retains control over the assets that are held inside of the Title Holding Trust.  The Beneficiary has control over the management responsibilities such as hiring property managers, leasing, collecting rents and paying expenses, insurance, financing, developing, and ultimately selling.

How Are Income Taxes Treated With A Title Holding Trust?

The Title Holding Trust is a "pass-thru" entity and a "disregarded" so that all revenue, expenses and depreciation items for income taxes are passed thru and reported on the Beneficiary’s own income tax return.  The real property held in the Title Holding Trust is treated as if it was owned directly by the underlying Beneficiaries.

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