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A Closer Look At Ways Of Holding Title



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hat is the best way to        Joint Tenancy                     
hold title? There are                                           
many different angles to      Joint tenancy is when two or more 
purchasing property and many          people hold title together with   
decisions to make. One of the         equal shares in the property.     
main decisions to be made is          There is an automatic right to    
which method of holding title is      survivorship, meaning that if one 
the most applicable and               of the joint tenants passes away, 
appropriate for a particular          the interest in the property      
parcel. Real Property can be          continues to the other joint      
owned by a single owner or by         tenants. This method is common    
many owners and it is very            among long term relationships     
important to understand the           without marriage. There are some  
process in order to make a wise       married couples who prefer this   
decision. Let’s take a look at        method of holding title because   
the process.                          of the automatic right to         
                                      survivorship.                     
Someone who owns a property by                                          
themselves is referred to an          Community Property                
owner in severalty. When there is                                       
more than one owner of a              Community property is a method of 
property, title can be held as        holding title to manage assets    
joint tenancy, community              that are acquired during a        
property, (with or without right      marriage. This method can only be 
to survivorship) or tenancy in        held by persons that are married  
common. With so many choices          with assets that are purchased    
available, what is the best way       during the marriage. This would   
to hold title? Here is a look at      not apply to property acquired    
how each method is defined.           prior to marriage, proceeds from  
                                      the sale of property prior to     



marriage, inheritance gifts           one or two of them have more      
received after the marriage or        money to come in with than the    
properties that both parties have     other. Parties who are            
agreed to be separate from            interested in ways to hold title  
community property. All Deeds         are advised to consult with an    
must be signed by both parties to     attorney or CPA to plan the best  
be community property.                strategy.                         
                                                                        
Community property with right to      This is the basic understanding   
survivorship would include that       of the various ways to hold       
option like that of joint             title. For more information on    
tenancy.                              this subject, Please visit our    
                                      website or contact Team           
Tenancy in Common                     Enterprise.                       
                                                                        
Tenancy in common is when two or      Matt Larsen                       
more persons hold title together      matt@teamenterprise.com           
but do not have to have equal         shares. For example, one tenant       size="-2">http://www.teamenterpri 
could hold eighty percent while       se.com
                     
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