HELP WITH REAL PROPERTY IN PROBATE
Whether you live near or far, we've can help with common property needs, such as:
- Personal property cleanouts
- Lock-change outs
- Property protection
- Property visits
- Weatherization and winterization
- Junk haul-aways
- Estate inventory
- Estate sales
- Relocating family members
- Senior downsizing
- Property rehab and renovations
- Help selling probate property
- Handle closing documents with title companies
- Assist with real estate transactions
- Title and deed issues on probate property
- Live-in tenant situations
- Reverse mortgage help
- Pre-foreclosure help
- Turning inherited property into investment property
Inherited property is usually the elephant in the room. Let us help you figure out all the options, for all heirs involved, that gets everyone a win-win.
HELP PLAN FOR A BETTER FUTURE
- Draft a valid will or revocable living trust
- Setup beneficiary designations on retirement accounts and insurance policies
- Assist with placing the estate in trust for future beneficiaries
- Utilize joint tenancy with right of survivorship
- Creating transfer-on-death deeds
- Creation of payable on death bank accounts
- Gift assets to beneficiaries during lifetime
- Lump sum transfers of small estates via affidavit process
- Use life insurance as a way to pass assets outside probate
- Utilizing a special needs trust for dependents with disabilities
- Establishing an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT)
- Utilizing a qualified personal residence trust (QRPT)
- Setting up a charitable remainder trust
- Creating family limited partnerships (FLPs) and limited liability companies (LLCs)
- Using tax planning strategies to reduce assets through exemptions, credits and deductions
- Connecting with a professional financial advisor for estate planning services
- Transfer real estate into living trusts
- Create limited liability companies (LLC) for property ownership protection
- Set up charitable gift planning strategies
It makes sense to plan today. We can get you set up with a consultation with the right professional if you're ready.
HELP WITH OTHER COMMON ISSUES
- Some problems don't fit inside a neat box, but that doesn't mean we can't help. Here are some other things we can help with:
- Help with collectibles
- Inheritance cash advances
- Arrangement of storage units
- Assistance with mail forwarding issues
- Help finding elder care resources
- Housekeeping & property maintenance for absentee owners
- Help with rehoming pets
- Mediation services if disputes arise between family members or other parties
- Life insurance policy lookups
- Assistance with auction sales & consignment
- Connecting families to reputable estate sale professionals
- Making referrals for legal advice in the event of a will contest
- Finding a cpa for tax preparation assistance
- General life transitions assistance
…and more!
No matter what you need help with, Columbus Probate Solutions has the resources and expertise to take the weight off your shoulders.
IS THERE A COST INVOLVED?
We are committed to providing our clients with the support, knowledge, and resources they need to make informed decisions about probate matters. Not all services listed above incur a cost. Many services can be billed to the estate. If you are the personal administrator, you may be able to bill the estate for your time. In most cases, cost of service can be billed at close or in a way that works for you.
And, asking is always free. Contact us today and let us know what we can take off your plate.