WHAT'S IN A NAME? RANDY HUGHES
“This analysis reveals a lot of interestingfun differences between homeowner names and the relative
popularity of less common or nontraditional homeowner names from region to region,” said Zillow Chief
Economist Svenja Gudell.
My view of this data is that if they know the first name of these home owners they also know the last name. In
other words, the homeowner has deeded the property into their own personal name as opposed to using a
title holding Trust (where their personal name would not show up in the public records).
Owning ANY real estate in your personal name is an invitation to trouble. There are no advantages to owning
real estate in a personal name…only disadvantages and risks. Talk to any long term real estate investor and
you will hear stories of upset tenants coming to their house late at night or liens from cotitle holders
destroying their equity. It gets worse.
Using a title holding trust (sometimes known as a Land Trust) to keep your real estate investments private is
smart business. By using a trust, you avoid probate, tenant problems, frivolous lawsuits, dueonsale clauses,
seasoning issues, reassessment upon sale and many other real estate related risks.
If you want to learn more about the wonderful world of trusts, please go to: www.landtrustsmadesimple.com
for more information. Or, if you would like to attend one of my FREE Land Trust Webinars, go to:
www.landtrustwebinar.com/411 Also, feel free to call me with any questions. I actually answer my phone!
18666967347
Randy Hughes, aka, Mr. Land Trust™
It is difficult to convey all of the benefits of using a Land Trust in a short article
like this. I have been using (and writing about) Land Trusts for the last 40
years. If you would like to learn more about how to create your own Land
Trusts, for FREE training go to: www.landtrustwebinar .com/411 or email me at:
[email protected] for my FREE booklet, “50 Reasons to Use a Land Trust”
or contact me the old fashioned way by calling 8666967347 (I actually answer
my own phone!) Randy Hughes, aka, Mr. Land Trust™