Gifting real estate to your adult children
Consider the impact of potential capital gains tax, what might happen to the property if your child gets divorced or dies, and whether there’s a chance you’ll need that asset in the future.
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Consider the impact of potential capital gains tax, what might happen to the property if your child gets divorced or dies, and whether there’s a chance you’ll need that asset in the future.
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Can my children build a house(with a mortgage) on a piece of land I own. (Without/subdivision or putting that land in their name.)
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