Property Sale Strategy: Selling Property with the Real Estate Contract
If a person proposes to sell real property (land, house, buildings, etc.), the best option is to receive a full cash offer. In this case, whether some or all of…
Preparing Your Business for Sale
At some point, the lucky entrepreneur is able to realize the fruits of her success and ride off into the sunset after the momentous occasion of having sold her business.…
Organizational Documents are Imperative to an Entrepreneur’s Business
An entrepreneur has an idea…a vision…a way to make money…a niche to fill. She has the know-how, she has the connections, she has the backers and maybe partners. Now, she…
Retirement Income & Financial Planning for the Retiree
Every plan for retirement is different and every person has different dreams for his or her post-work life. Whatever dream you have for retirement, and whatever passions you wish to…
Savor the Simplicity of the Community Property Agreement
As one year comes to an end and another begins, it’s worth taking stock of your estate plan and ponder whether Washington State’s Community Property Agreement is right for you.…
Liability Challenges for Charity Board Members
Charities and non-profits need good people that are willing to donate time and energy to make sure the enterprise is running efficiently and doing good deeds. So, they seek out…
Prudent Investor Rule
You can do whatever you want with your money and assets but when charged with caring for another person’s money and assets, a body of law provides guidance on how…
Disclaimer Trusts
Why in the world would I write about such an esoteric issue as the “Disclaimer Trust?” Simply put, it is one of the best and most frequently used trusts by…
Simplifying Life and Administration after Life
Above all else, two issues impact the complexity and time and cost of the administration of a person’s estate more than the rest: the assets and the heirs. One of…
Do I Need A Trust?
One of the most commonly fielded questions by estate planning attorneys is “Do I need a Trust?” What kind of trust? There are many, many, many different kinds of trusts.…
