Financing & Legal
Family Compound Agreement: What to Include (With Checklist)
A family compound agreement puts money, space, rules, buyouts and disputes in writing. Use the printable checklist of clauses before the family signs anything.
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Family Compound Inheritance: Keeping the Land in the Family
Family compound inheritance: how heirs' property splits families, the tools that keep land together, heirs-property laws by state and how to fund a buyout.
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Family Compound Insurance: How to Cover Multiple Homes
Family compound insurance explained: how homeowners policies treat guest houses, what changes when a relative rents a home or an LLC owns the land, and flood and wind gaps.
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Family Compound Taxes: Property, Gift and Estate Tax Rules
Family compound taxes explained: gift tax, basis when land is given or inherited, selling to relatives, co-owner deductions, state estate tax and property tax changes.
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Family Compound Ownership: LLC, Trust, Tenants in Common or Joint Tenancy?
How to hold title to a family compound: sole ownership, joint tenancy, tenants in common, LLC and trust compared on financing, inheritance, liability and exit.
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How to Finance a Family Compound: All Your Options
A complete guide to financing a family compound - covering conventional mortgages, jumbo loans, portfolio lending, co-borrowing, LLCs, and alternative financing options.