Land Trusts in Florida gives you all the agreements, forms, notices and directions necessary to create a land trust, transfer property into it, manage it and use it for privacy and savings. Everything you need to take advantage of this wonderful tool is right here in one place.

Illinois-type land trusts have been used for over 100 years to give real estate owners privacy, probate avoidance, lower taxes and over 25 other benefits. This book explains how real estate investors in any state can adapt these trusts to their state. It includes a summary of each state's laws and 36 read-to-use forms. Written by an attorney with 30 years experience in land trusts.

Land trusts are some of the best vehicles to protect your assets, keep your affairs private and execute your estate plan. They provide numerous benefits and are both easy and inexpensive to create. Land Trusts in Florida gives you all the agreements, forms, notices and directions necessary to create a land trust, transfer property into it, manage it and use it for privacy and savings. Everything you need to take advantage of this wonderful tool is right here in one place. Book jacket.

Title Insurance Tips and Secrets, 1st Edition, is completely revised and updated to help you understand the key concepts of title insurance and how your title policy protects you. The information in this book will help you to overcome the challenges of a successful real estate closing and will allow you to take control of the real estate settlement process by fully understanding it. This book is written for anyone that wants to finally understand all of the components and costs associated with a real estate closing statement. Kevin Tacher and Lex Levinrad offer proven, practical advice based on a combined experience of over fourteen years handling over one thousand real estate transactions in South Florida. Their wealth of knowledge and experience will help you save money and understand what you need to know about title insurance, title commitments, title policies and closing costs. Learn about the Components of Title InsuranceUnderstand How A Title Policy Protects YouKnow How To Review Your Title CommitmentFind Out How To Understand Your New HUD -1 Closing StatementDiscover Tips And Secrets That Will Reduce Your Closing Costs TestimonialsNo one understands title insurance better than Kevin Tacher and Lex Levinrad. Having vast experience in the industry and being highly skilled at utilizing trusted, professional networks, they have been offering added-value to their clients for years. This book reveals the pertinent facts and insights which will help consumers and industry professionals alike make informed, strategic decisions for optimum results; it is a definite must read. Ivan Misner, NY Times Bestselling Author and Founder of BNI and Referral InstituteIn this book, Kevin does what he always does, and that is, add extreme value to everyone; regardless of whether that person does business with him or not. However, knowing him as I do, I suspect that if you do work with him, you ll be glad you did.Bob Burg, National Bestselling Author and Co-Author of the Go-Giver and Go-Givers Sell MoreOnce again Kevin has put himself out there to help others. Reading his book you can see how much he cares about his work and cares even more about the people he works with.Mike Macedonio, Co-Author of New York Times Best Seller, Truth or Delusion, Busting Networking s Biggest MythsAnyone and everyone investing in real estate along with all real estate professionals must read this comprehensive overview on title insurance. The tips will save you money and minimize headaches. Kevin and Lex s commitment to integrity and service is evident in the way they conduct business and in their dissemination of information in this book. David Dweck, Investor, Realtor, President Boca Real Estate Investment ClubWhen I started working with Kevin he asked me: Are you sure you can handle all the new business that will come your way? I questioned him when he made that comment, but he was right! I now have two full time staff assistants, 647 real estate professionals and am working on positioning myself to effectively manage my business at this new level. Kevin s coaching and support for my agent s success is like no other. His sincere interest begins with elevating other people's success before his own. This book shares another reason why Kevin adds value to everyone in his circle of influence.Cynthia L. Benchick, Realtor & Broker/Owner Charles Rutenberg Realty, LLC

An examination of state lands, from a state rather than federal government perspective. This study presents information from 22 US states in its discussion of state trust lands as models of public land administration.

Written in clear, conversational English, this book can help anyone understand how a living trust avoids the complications, expenses, and delays of probate at times of incapacity and death.

A do-it-yourself manual for making your own living trust, with checklists, step-by-step procedures, worksheets, and forms.

How American colonists laid the foundations of American capitalism with an economy built on credit Even before the United States became a country, laws prioritizing access to credit set colonial America apart from the rest of the world. Credit Nation examines how the drive to expand credit shaped property laws and legal institutions in the colonial and founding eras of the republic. In this major new history of early America, Claire Priest describes how the British Parliament departed from the customary ways that English law protected land and inheritance, enacting laws for the colonies that privileged creditors by defining land and slaves as commodities available to satisfy debts. Colonial governments, in turn, created local legal institutions that enabled people to further leverage their assets to obtain credit. Priest shows how loans backed with slaves as property fueled slavery from the colonial era through the Civil War, and that increased access to credit was key to the explosive growth of capitalism in nineteenth-century America. Credit Nation presents a new vision of American economic history, one where credit markets and liquidity were prioritized from the outset, where property rights and slaves became commodities for creditors' claims, and where legal institutions played a critical role in the Stamp Act crisis and other political episodes of the founding period.

The community land trust (CLT) movement is young but expanding rapidly. Nearly 20 community land trusts are started every year as either new nonprofits or as programs or subsidiaries of existing organizations. Fueling this proliferation is a dramatic increase in local government investment and involvement. Over the past decade, a growing number of cities and counties have chosen not only to support existing CLTs, but also to start new ones, actively guiding urban development and sponsoring affordable housing initiatives. Two key policy needs are driving increased city and county interest in CLTs, particularly in jurisdictions that put a social priority on promoting homeownership for lower-income families and a fiscal priority on protecting the public's investment in affordable housing. Long-term preservation of housing subsidies. With local governments now assuming greater responsibility for creating affordable housing, policy makers must find ways to ensure that their investments have a sustained impact. CLT ownership of the land, along with durable affordability controls over the resale of any housing built on that land, ensures that municipally subsidized homes remain available for lower-income homebuyers for generations to come. Long-term stewardship of housing. Preserving housing affordability requires long-term monitoring and enforcement, an administrative burden that local governments are neither equipped for nor generally interested in taking on. CLTs are well positioned to play this stewardship role by administering the municipality's eligibility, affordability, and occupancy controls, while also "backstopping" lower-income owners to protect subsidized homes against loss through deferred maintenance or mortgage foreclosure. Municipal support comes in a variety of forms, depending on how well established the CLT is. For example, local governments may offer administrative or financial support during the planning and startup phase, followed by donations of city-owned land and grants or low-interest loans for developing and financing projects. They may help a CLT acquire and preserve housing provided by private developers to comply with inclusionary zoning, density bonuses, and other mandates or concessions. As the CLT builds its portfolio, municipalities may provide capacity grants to help support its operations. Finally, local jurisdictions may assist CLTs by revising their tax assessment practices to ensure fair treatment of resale-restricted homes built on their lands. As welcome as their support has been, local governments may inadvertently structure CLT funding and oversight in ways that undermine the effectiveness of the very model they are attempting to support. The challenge lies in finding the most constructive ways of putting municipal resources to work in pursuit of common objectives. Based on a review of three dozen municipal programs and in-depth interviews with local officials and CLT practitioners, this report describes the mechanisms and methods that cities across the country are using to structure their investment in CLT startups, projects, and operations. In addition to describing the full range of options for providing municipal support, the report highlights specific model practices for rendering that assistance. These practices have the most potential to balance the interests of all parties by: protecting the public's investment in affordable housing; expanding and preserving access to homeownership for households excluded from the market; stabilizing neighborhoods buffeted by cycles of disinvestment or reinvestment; and ensuring accountability to funders, taxpayers, and the communities served by the CLT. The city-CLT relationship continues to evolve. This report ends with a discussion of three emerging trends: shifts in the city's role from supporter to instigator, and from participant to g