The state has a real estate transfer excise tax of about 1.8%. 

Dude your best course of action is to tell this dude to get an attorney because they're gonna put a lien on all his ****, and levy the **** out if it.

Whether or not this is a net benefit as compared with unleveling the playing field for future generations and perpetual wealth transference to subsequent generations is debatable IMO.It seems that we have a system where death taxes are levied on people that don't know how to play the trust games and thus it is really an ignorance tax or a "don't pay the estate lawyers tax" instead of a death tax.

A properly set-up DST will both protect your assets and bypass the burdensome franchise tax that would be levied against a Series LLC.The Delaware Act expressly provides that “[n]o creditor of the beneficial owner shall have any right to obtain possession of, or otherwise exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to, the property of the statutory trust.” 12 Del.

ID Theft, IRS levy....who knows yet.  

Excise tax x2.

@Levi McDaniel I took the trek to the area a few years ago because the numbers were so gosh darn appealing!

If the amount you are insured to is less than the required amount, based on percentage, then the difference will be levied against your settlement in addition to the deductible and any applicable depreciation." 

@Levi T.I like it.

Don't forget the Washington State excise tax.