When to Use the Domestic Asset Protection Trust (DAPT)

The real question is where the asset is, not where you live. The goal of the DAPT is to protect the ‘asset’ from your liabilities, not to protect ‘you’.
How to Use a Board of Directors

Having a Board of Directors or Advisors will be a ‘support team’ in many ways; giving encouragement, advice, and guidance regarding your vision and goals.
Is the Single Member LLC a Solution for Me?

Single-Member LLC’s have their place in the spectrum of business entity choices, and whether such an entity is right for you will depend on the details of your own personal situation.
How Many Properties Should I Put in My LLC?

I truly believe that an LLC for every rental property isn’t needed for the far majority of real estate investors. It’s expensive, cumbersome and provides nominal benefit when there’s not a lot of equity in their rentals….yet!!
Learn What Not to Do: The Ballad of Prince’s Estate

Procrastination is easy – especially when it comes to something where the benefits won’t be apparent until you are either incapacitated or have passed away. However, if you care about saving your loved ones thousands in legal fees, months of time, and a mountain of headaches and worries, then completing your estate plan is truly a caring act of charitable service that you should consider completing before it becomes everlastingly too late.
How to Protect My Residence from a Lawsuit

For most of us, our home is one of our most valuable assets. It truly is our “castle”, but it can also be one of our most vulnerable assets. Here are 8 strategies that should considered in a well designed Asset Protection Plan.
The Difference Between Sub-Contractors and Employees

There are facts and circumstances most commonly used to determine the difference between an employee and sub-contractor. It’s a 3 part subjective analysis and some facts may indicate that a ‘worker’ is an employee, while other factors indicate that the worker is actually a sub-contractor.
Subcontractor vs Employee – 7 Warnings

The IRS consistently warns taxpayers to not get caught paying ‘employees’ as ‘sub-contractors’. But believe it or not, the IRS, may be the least of your worries. There are 7 deadly results that could occur by trying to call an ‘employee’ a sub-contractor when it’s truly not the case.
Where to Set-up my Corporation or LLC

Choosing the State in which to set-up your corporation or LLC is actually a very straightforward decision. Don’t let someone talk you into setting up your new entity in Nevada, Delaware, Wyoming or Utah…just to name a few.