In the realm of estate planning, ensuring that your assets are transferred smoothly to your loved ones after your passing is a paramount concern. One valuable tool in this endeavor is the beneficiary ...

One of the more useful estate planning tools for people wanting to avoid probate is a beneficiary deed. A beneficiary deed does for real property what a pay-on-death designation does for bank or ...

Forbes Advisor asked nearly two dozen financial and real estate experts whether a primary residence was a good investment. Several of the respondents, 57 percent, said that buying a house is a good ...

In our last column, we talked about some people's misguided attempts to avoid probate and how those so-called "shortcuts" can cause more problems, and cost more money, than if a family simply followed ...

Part of planning for the future involves getting your estate in order, and determining who you want your assets to pass to when you die. If you have real estate property, and want it to transfer to ...

A grantee beneficiary is typically named in legal documents like a trust or a transfer-on-death deed. This designation allows the original asset owner (the grantor) to specify who will receive the ...

Transfer on death deeds, legal in Texas since 2015, have been heralded as the latest, greatest method for keeping real property out of probate. The goal behind them is laudable: Provide a simple ...