Dear Quentin, I am the sole owner of the house that my spouse and I have lived in for the past 17 years. I have no mortgage.

Part one is To Avoid Probate, Use Trusts for Estate Planning. Deeds must be used to transfer real estate into an LLC or into a trust, making deeds an essential part of implementing most estate plans.

To record the legal transfer of ownership, the seller provides the buyer with a house deed — a physical document that states the home buyer now owns the property. Buyers, sellers, and homeowners ...

I am the sole owner of the house that my spouse and I have lived ... Would it be better to do a transfer-on-death deed, which has recently been made available in my state, so that he would inherit ...