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What’s Good for California? Property Tax Revenue… or Property Tax Relief?

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Property Taxes in California

Property Taxes in California

2021 forward, those in leadership roles in the state of California really should to get one thing straight. Middle class homeowners, working families, and even upper middle class property owners – which accounts for most of the state, frankly – do not need more property   tax hikes, and they do not need to be reaching deep into their pockets to be sending yet more tax revenue to the state; especially during a virulent pandemic, where middle class property owners are not getting any richer, nor (as the saying goes) are they getting any younger.
 
With so many people still furloughed, reduced to part-time work, or “temporarily” laid off… with more folks than you might think at 100% unemployed status… with a fair amount of companies shrinking their work force, with some even going completely out of business or leaving the state to set up shop in a nearby state where taxes are lower and property less expensive, plus lower overall cost of living. 

Therefore, with survival at the top of most peoples’ list, middle class families in California are not particularly interested in reading about all the billions going into the state coffers as a result of new property tax measures, in editorials and articles in local newspapers…

On the contrary, homeowners are far more interested in saving money through long-term, time tested California property tax breaks – often with information provided by seasoned property tax consultants and attorneys with decades of property tax relief expertise such as Rachelle Lee-Warner, Esq. at Cunningham Legal trust administration, estate-law firm in Auburn; or estate & trust lenders like Commercial Loan Corp in Newport Beach.

These firms help beneficiaries that are inheriting property from a parent save many  thousands of dollars every year by taking advantage of a (formerly Proposition 58) Prop 19 parent-child exclusion – working in conjunction with an irrevocable trust loan, making it possible to avoid property tax reassessment – buying out sibling property shares while keeping your inherited home at a low Proposition 13 tax base – buying out co-beneficiaries that are looking to sell off their inherited property shares for substantially more cash than an outside buyer would offer, which is the extra bonus. 

Firms like this will guide families through a Prop 19 parent-child exclusion and property tax transfer when inheriting property taxes, with the ability to transfer parents property taxes and keep parents property taxes through the parent-child transfer.

Every property owner and beneficiary should have reliable access to a firm that can lend money to an irrevocable trust – typically a trust loan lender.  Every  property owner in California should also have access to property tax appeals and property tax reduction, from boutique property tax relief companies. 

When we read local news or editorials, we’re encouraged to think about how wonderful all the extra property tax revenue is for California, and how helpful it is for local firemen and school boards, and how fortunate it is for realtors and well connected companies with special interest construction contracts.  Neither commercial property owners and homeowners don’t have the luxury of thinking about the state government’s terrific success at driving more tax revenue into the coffers from well disguised property tax hikes!

All property owners in California should have locked in rights to keep their yearly property taxes low, and when inheriting a home from parents and inheriting parents’ property taxes — to establish a low property tax base that will last literally forever. This is the most important safety net middle class and even upper middle class residents and beneficiaries have in the state of California… and should be focused specifically on taking advantage  that, not on the states’ fabulous increases in property tax revenue.

Property Tax Relief for All Americans, Not Just California

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Property Tax Relief

A recent survey from Ameriprise Financial:

  • Discovered that 65% of Americans have never written and   signed off on a Will;
  • 77% of Americans plan to leave a financial inheritance for their children or grandchildren;
  • 64% of Americans believe they are actually in a position to even leave an inheritance of any kind to their children;
  • only 50% of aging American parents have an estate plan in place reflecting inheritance assets being left to their children.

Some retirees are committed to leaving money and assets to their children; while other parents see it as “a good thing to do”… yet “not essential” as part of their plan for retirement. Not exactly a sign of high interest on the part of parents, is it, where leaving money to their children are concerned!

However, middle class and even upper middle class families in the United States are understandably concerned about cash flow, and the future of their net worth.  Exacerbated by increasing concern over the variant Covid virus issues; which further discourages  parents from leaving anything at all to their children upon passing away… virus or no virus.

These concerns are causing many families in America to believe that all states in America, not just California, should have tax relief laws benefiting middle class, lower middle class and upper middle class consumers, not just tax cuts and property tax breaks for wealthy residents.

Different state economists are looking specifically at property tax relief for their state, as this is one of the simpler areas to affect in this manner to help free up more consumer cash, and thereby improve their overall economy in this fashion, step by step.

Allowing beneficiaries of trusts and heirs of estates to be able to access genuine property tax relief… with the ability to get a loan to an irrevocable trust from a trust lender, when parents leave a home to them as an inheritance.  This enables these folks to keep their family home, inherited from parents, at a low property tax base.

This process also enables beneficiaries to buyout sibling beneficiaries – or as attorneys put it, “the transfer of property between siblings, without a direct sibling-to-sibling transaction” – by lending money to an irrevocable trust – typically from an irrevocable trust loan lender, who can guide your ability to buyout sibling beneficiaries, and show you how you’re putting a lot more cash in siblings’ pockets when you go through a trust loan to buyout sibling beneficiaries. The fact is, we need to know our rights, with respect to these unique tax breaks. 

Homeowners and beneficiaries in all states should know how to buy out beneficiaries’ shares of inherited property; and how sibling-to-sibling property transfer works. Moreover, all Americans should know how loans to irrevocable trusts can help co-beneficiaries get cash while avoiding selling their share of an inherited house – keeping yearly taxes on property at their parents low tax base.

All middle class Americans should be aware of  the California system, of California advantages of inheriting parents property and thus inheriting property taxes that are lower and can remain low. Property tax transfer is an unknown in so many states…whereas  inheriting a parents’ low property tax base, and avoiding property tax reassessment, as well as being able to buyout sibling beneficiaries with a trust loan – should be known to all, and be a normal state of affairs in all states.  It certainly is a “best kept secret” for wealthy families all across America!

Property owners in other states can surely find the time to start the ball rolling to start adopting these property tax relief laws, plus they should be able to see how these types of yearly savings free up cash for many homeowners to be able to purchase a larger home later on.

This would feed more sales activity and cash back into the local economy, with loans to trusts to avoid property tax reassessment, working in concert with new property tax measure that became active in Feb of 2021, California’s Proposition 19 – which used to be the ultra popular Proposition 58, enabling exclusion from current tax rates with a parent to child property tax transfer – along with Proposition 193 for grandparent-to-grandchild exclusion from high fair market rates.

Designing a system like this that has been so successful in California would keep property taxes at a much more equitable system state by state, whereas right now most states do not have a system in place similar to California are not offering middle and lower middle class families a sustainable system within which they can thrive and increase their spending ability.

Californians would then be able to give back more consistently into the general overall economy – inheriting property taxes they can afford, hence being able to maintain inherited property, while helping to increase overall intra-state consumer spending. Creating positive overall financial connectivity, instead of separate declining family spending capabilities, which do not benefit the whole at all.

Economists in many states now believe that within struggling families, if beneficiaries were able to transfer a low property tax base from parents, with an iron clad right to keep parents property taxes as a part of the inheritance process, from parents and grandparents – middle class, upper middle class, and working families would all benefit greatly, and at the end of the day their state would benefit as a whole as well.

If this system were in place in other states, families would be able to free up more cash to spend on goods and services all across their state, thereby benefiting merchants and other consumer businesses, benefiting their families, so they can spend more, moving more cash into the economy, and so on – benefiting each state economy all the way around in every state that shifted in this direction with property tax relief measures designed to help not only individual homeowners and beneficiaries but each state in general.

Saving money on inheritance based property transfers would (as it does in California) allow middle class and upper middle class beneficiaries who do not wish to sell out to keep their parents’ home in the family, which most middle class inheritors otherwise could not afford to do. And yet, unfortunately, California is still the only state that provides a systemic system to help residents avoid property tax reassessment at current, unaffordable rates.

This sort of property tax relief program… capped at 2% taxation, as offered by the 1978 CA Proposition 13 would allows residents in other states to keep parents property taxes, and inherit property taxes at a low property tax base… having the ability to use a Proposition 19 style property tax transfer, with a parent-child transfer or parent-to-child exclusion.

Working With An Irrevocable Trust Lender

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Irrevocable Trust Lenders

First, let’s go back over the key elements involved in the most popular trust loan beneficiary-conflict solution available in California.  It’s worth mentioning that California is still the only state in America where you can avoid property tax reassessment at current rates; capped at 2% taxation basically as long as you own property inherited from parents… thanks to 1978 CA Proposition 13. 

And this is where we get into trust liquidity – something a lot of folks in California don’t really understand. California business property and residential property owners, in addition to having the right to keep parents property taxes, and transfer parents property taxes upon inheriting property, and then inheriting property taxes at the low Proposition 13 two-percent tax rate maximum – can maintain a low property tax transfer rate basically forever, through a parent to child transfer, or “parent to child exclusion”, as long as all tax relief requirements have been met, usually with the assistance of an experienced irrevocable trust lender.  

Additionally, Californians even have the right to apply for the same tax break on a secondary property inherited from parents.  Approval is a formality only. No only that, as a California property owner you can buyout as many siblings as you like; that is to say, as many co-beneficiaries as there are who wish to sell their inherited property shares – as long as you are approved for the appropriate amount of funding to a trust loan, from your trust lender… And as long as the co-beneficiaries are fully committed to selling out through a trust loan, rather than accepting less money from a third-party outside buyer – while you keep the same inherited property from your parents, financed through the trust loan, avoiding property tax reassessment for that point on, establishing and maintaining a low Proposition 13 property tax base.

Elements that drive this process are worth researching, to understand the subject better and simply to be able to work more effectively with a trust lender… Many of these process elements are covered in detail on the California State Board of Equalization website, focusing on various relevant components within Proposition 58 among others.  Or you can research heavily detailed business sites such as Commercial Loan Corp, the brainchild of forward-thinking CEO Kerry Smith;  or info-blogs such as Medium.com,  or perhaps  the Trust and Estate Loans micro-site; or the Property Tax News blog…  Trust loans working in accord with Proposition 19 make it possible for heirs and beneficiaries to sell their shares of inherited property, a co-beneficiary buyout of sibling property shares – as realtors put it, “the transfer of property between siblings”, and “lending money to an irrevocable trust“ – typically from an irrevocable trust loan lender.

Commercial Loan Corporation in Newport Beach, CA appears to be the “favorite flavor” of the decade, where trust lenders are concerned, as they specialize in taking full advantage of all Proposition 19 property tax relief benefits for clients; helping beneficiary siblings avoid property tax reassessment, while making sure they transfer parents property taxes correctly, when inheriting property taxes from parents, a business facility, home and/or land; abruptly inheriting property taxes that have to remain low, simply to free up some needed cash; in order to keep up a reasonable lifestyle, what with the cost of living in California these days.  

You also want to be careful, to work with a trust lender that has a great deal of experience with this process… To make sure that beneficiaries and  property owners take full advantage of the right to keep parents property taxes, with a low Proposition 13 tax base.  No other state in America even comes close to providing this sort of property tax relief. And property taxes in this country, for the most part, are high for a middle class and working class families. No other state gives residents the ability to use a CA Proposition 58 or California Prop 13 type of property tax transfer, with parent to child transfer, or as lawyers like to call it, “parent to child exclusion”.

The fact is, we need to know how to work with a professional trust lender to be able to use tax breaks as efficiently as possible, that as Californians we are fortunate enough to have access to.  Moreover, every property owner in every state should know how to work with an irrevocable trust lender to buy out a beneficiary’s share of inherited property; and basically understand how a sibling-to-sibling property transfer or co-beneficiary buyout of sibling property works in California.

Bottom line, every state in this country should have trust lenders to work with  to take advantage of residential and commercial property tax relief solutions similar to Californian property tax breaks such as CA Proposition 13, and now Proposition 19 – enabling property owners to keep parents property taxes, at a low 2% capped tax base from Prop 13… along with property tax transfer benefits still in effect from CA Proposition 58; enabling the transfer of property between siblings, or, more specifically, allowing a co-beneficiary buyout of sibling property, paying them cash to not sell out, while you get to keep your parent’s house and/or land at that super low Proposition 13 protected tax base.

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PART THREE: The CA Proposition 15 Split-Roll “Trojan Horse” Commercial Property Tax is Coming Up for a Vote!

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California Proposition 15 2020

Let’s project ahead for a moment…  In terms of the state you may live in, of the best way to avoid inherited property being a money pit (in terms of property taxes and upkeep), of it being a home you cannot afford to keep… So let’s keep it simple.  If every state in the union adopted the same sort of property tax relief that California has, with the right to keep parents property taxes, where you can avoid property tax reassessment, as with California’s 1978 Proposition 13, and Proposition 58 voted into law in 1986; we’d all be in good shape.

In a perfect world this wouldn’t be all that difficult to attain, if every state would wake up and smell the coffee, and instate property tax breaks like California has.  Frankly, if we all had representatives in  the Congress and Senate who actually cared about their job and cared about doing their job for us – this could easily be accomplished, if the will was there. 

Why shouldn’t every state offer property tax relief like California? It’s like dental care.  Why doesn’t every healthcare plan have genuine dental care?  Not $1500 owrth and then you’re on your own, but real dental.  Can with property tax relief.  Why shouldn’t every property owner in every state have property tax relief to make their life easier… While billionaires and multi-millionaires enjoy outrageous tax breaks every year.

Every  beneficiary or heir inheriting property from parents, or simply  residents or landlords or business folks owning property, would be able to afford to keep their commercial property, or an inherited home from parents.   As in California, this affects all types of property transfers… Giving every beneficiary the ability to keep parents property taxes, or benefiting from property tax transfer, inheriting property taxes – from parents’ low tax base of 2% thanks to Prop 13… This is the property tax base that helps property owners so profoundly in California.  Why not in every state?  

Without property tax breaks, as California has had since 1978, so many heirs to so many estates, or beneficiaries of so many trusts… in so many different states, inheriting property from parents, simply can’t afford the upkeep and property taxes on an  inherited home, and frequently are forced to sell their parents’ property. Often against their will.

We can simply call it “property tax relief”, the right to keep parents property taxes, similar to what you can accomplish in California; with Proposition 13, or during property tax transfer, utilizing CA Proposition 58 – keeping property taxes much lower, avoiding property tax reassessment. Beneficiaries who are inheriting property in any of the 58 counties in California, always have a low tax base not to exceed 2% from California Proposition 13, giving beneficiaries huge tax benefits from property inherited from a parent.

Plus there is always the ability to make good use of a loan to an irrevocable trust – as trust loans from trust lenders are used in conjunction with Proposition 58 to equalize cash to beneficiaries looking to sell an inherited property held up by beneficiaries of the same trust looking to keep the same inherited home and/or land… for once making scenarios like that a win-win experience for everyone in an estate or trust situation with a trust loan from a reliable trust lender. Instead of experiencing, repeatedly, problematic family conflicts revolving around property issues like this.

Just like in California, every state in America should be able to take advantage of the right to keep parents property taxes, to transfer parents property taxes, when inheriting property taxes. If, by any chance you reside in California, and you happen to be a beneficiary inheriting property from your parents, or an older person simply maintaining property you have owned for years, consider yourself very lucky.

This is why so many real estate lawyers in various locations these days strongly believe every state should have a property tax measure similar to California Proposition 13 and Proposition 58.  Beneficiaries everywhere agree wholeheartedly.

However, one gets the sense that every property owner may not be fully aware of all these tax benefits in California. The CA Proposition 13 tax shelter benefits during and after property tax transfer (with CA Proposition 58) saves beneficiaries big bucks, being able to transfer parents property taxes, being able to keep parents property taxes… inheriting property taxes that are capped.  We should never forget that   in California it’s just as many middle class people as wealthy folks who are able to avoid property tax reassessment at present day evaluation, through Proposition 13 benefits… And that saves you major money every year off property taxes… typically in the neighborhood of $6,200+ per year in fact.  Not a million dollars, but then again not nothing either!  

PART TWO: Why is California the Only State Where Trust Loans Can Equal Low Property Taxes for Life?

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Newbies in the trust loan and Proposition 58 property transfer and inheritance process learn the rules & regulations from their trust lender of choice – more often than not choosing the Commercial Loan Corp in Newport Beach, statistics tell us, for whatever reason…  Avoiding property tax reassessment on an inherited property, with the CA Proposition 58 & 13 property tax transfer – subsequently  inheriting parents property taxes – establishing significant tax relief for residential and/or business real estate.

Folks that are new to this process also learn very quickly, when they start wondering what it might cost of they used their own cash (if they actually have that much in the bank), that there is more to using a trust loan than at first appears, with respect to tax savings, but also saving of process costs and fees as well. That is often the most interesting part…

Those beneficiaries looking for a loophole, where they can possibly avoid the cost of a trust loan – find out rather quickly, and abruptly, that it will cost them nearly twice as much using their own money – and that a trust loan used in this way is literally the only way to provide themselves with enough cash to enable each heir or beneficiary the ability to receive an equal portion of the assets of a trust or estate inheritance.

They all find out that in fact this is not only the best way to go – it’s the only way to go! They all discover that this trust loan process  allows siblings to keep a family home without all the stress and cost of spending their own funds, without an expensive real estate law firm or pricey 6% realtor, they find out they can now transfer at a much lower cost – and with much lower property taxes.

And, at the same, beneficiaries discover this approach allows beneficiaries looking to sell out to get the cash they wanted from a sale, yet without having to go through all that stress and trouble and expense to sell their inherited property to a typically greedy buyer looking to negotiate them down to a much lower selling price. The obligatory price negotiation.  So you wind up spending more – and profiting less.

All around, this is a much more affordable way to go. Well, look at the numbers – you have a realtor you need to pay 6% to, right? You have a real estate attorney you need to pay $500 per hour to, correct? Plus, other incidental fees and outlays. And in the end, selling to a buyer, you wind up with far less cash in your pocket than you would going down the trust loan / Proposition 58 avenue. 

People new to trusts being used in this fashion, understand right away that their ability to keep parents property taxes and to transfer parents property taxes means they will be inheriting property taxes as a basic Proposition 13 property tax transfer, parent to child transfer,  or parent to child exclusion, that will end up saving them tens of thousands of dollars, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, in the long run. 

Trust loans, working alongside CA Proposition 58 makes it possible for beneficiaries to sell shares of inherited property, called a beneficiary buyout of sibling property shares, while avoiding property tax reassessment.  generally buying out a sibling’s share of an inherited house – or, as real estate lawyer refer to it, “the transfer of property between siblings” or “sibling to sibling property transfer” – by lending money to an irrevocable trust – typically from an irrevocable trust loan lender, commonly called trust lenders, specializing in trust loans.          

In fact, on average, beneficiaries typically save more than $6,200 annually in property taxes – year after year, basically forever – simply by taking advantage of the tax break afforded by Proposition 58, and preserving parents low Proposition 13 property tax base – a basic CA Proposition 58 & 13 property tax transfer. Never forgetting that the trick is to choose the right trust lender… and the right real estate or estate attorney to guide you through the process.

The convenient thing about a trust lender like Commercial Loan Corp is that with a company like them, you don’t need to depend the extra money on a lawyer, as you get all those extra services in a package, basically at no extra cost.

So if you’re in that position right now, and need to make some wise decisions, as to sell or not to sell, as Shakespeare might have put it – start educating yourself with dense but well organized official gov. info, and Click Here: California State Board of Equalization Website.  You can also Click Here: for a top notch niche Proposition 58 info site Or  for  well vetted, easy to understand and highly specialized information on  trust loans, Proposition 13 & Prop 58 ~ Click Here  However, there are only a few first-class Websites like this. You might also look further  here, on this site, with one of the many blog articles or interviews that address what you want to look into, and apply it to your own scenario,  starting with: Transferring Property Taxes in California  (Click Here)