THE IMPORTANCE OF TITLING YOUR PROPERTY

• Title Basics – How to take title to your California property .
• Deed Basics – The different property deeds, their purpose and content; with instructions.
• Trust Basics – What you need to think about before putting your California property in a trust.
• Capital Gains Tax Basics – How to calculate the capital gains tax on the sale of property.

HOW TO SAVE MONEY ON YOUR TAX BILL EVERY YEAR

• Prop 13 – Making California’s most important tax law work for you; including a basic explanation of how your property taxes work.
• Homeowner’s and other Exemptions – Start saving money on your property taxes today.
• Exclusions – Reduce your tax bill by understanding the difference between exemptions and exclusions.
• Graphics – Visual explanation of tax concepts make it easy to save money every year on your property taxes.

PROPERTY TRANSFER RULES AND METHODS

• Avoid Probate – Learn ways to make sure that your property doesn’t go through probate court when you or your spouse dies; a legal system that robs families of significant wealth every day.
• Declare Homestead – The ways you can declare a homestead in California, a generational place of residence. Included are methods to protect the value of your homestead through a Homestead Declaration.
• Learn Your Rights – A list of county tax assessors you can call or email to get more information on property sales and transfers.