It’s business, not a marriage.

And the liens could only be on his report because it might be his debt before marriage or it could be business related where only he owned the business.I wouldn't worry too much about the liens.

(c) This section does not apply to a transfer:(1) under a court order or foreclosure sale;(2) by a trustee in bankruptcy;(3) to a mortgagee by a mortgagor or successor in interest or to a beneficiary of a deed of trust by a trustor or successor in interest;(4) by a mortgagee or a beneficiary under a deed of trust who has acquired the real property at a sale conducted under a power of sale under a deed of trust or a sale under a court-ordered foreclosure or has acquired the real property by a deed in lieu of foreclosure;(5) by a fiduciary in the course of the administration of a decedent's estate, guardianship, conservatorship, or trust;(6) from one co-owner to one or more other co-owners;(7) to a spouse or to a person or persons in the lineal line of consanguinity of one or more of the transferors;(8) between spouses resulting from a decree of dissolution of marriage or a decree of legal separation or from a property settlement agreement incidental to one of those decrees;(9) to or from a governmental entity;(10) where the purchaser obtains a title insurance policy insuring the transfer of title to the real property; or(11) to a person who has purchased, conveyed, or entered into contracts to purchase or convey an interest in real property four or more times in the preceding 12 months.

But remember what you are doing all of this for and don’t jeopardize your marriage just so you can do what you think it’s what you’re suppose to do (or what looks like you’re suppose to do because everyone else is doing it).

And how Wendy Papasan discusses when her and Jay started serious goal planning, they created a list of questions that focused on their relationship that turned out to be the foundation for their working partnerhsip/marriage.

We are planning to purchase a home in NJ next year, but would love to hear what others have to say or if anyone else has come across this.Also, what tax advantages are there to purchasing after marriage vs before?

A homestead is the home where you and your spouse lived during your marriage."

My wife owns a condo that was purchased before marriage.

We learned to:- treat each property as a separate deal, even though the seller was the same in this case (easier for our lender)- take note of marriages and state ownership laws to ensure Power of Attorney is in place- work with title company to schedule the delivery of paperwork to relevant places with notary service

If you upgrade a kitchen in your house, you can only deduct the sales tax paid on materials, as your personal itemized deduction.However, the real benefit of this move is to protect your marriage.