While you opt for loan modification on your first mortgage loan, the high payments on the second mortgage loan can still be taking a toll on your personal finances.

But far worse than that, the Realtor Association itself runs ads threatening sellers with death, rape and robbery if they don't list their house with a Realtor.It's all Realtor lies.

If your Trust prevented a death date reassessment I would think it very probable that it will be reassessed when the trust transfers ownership to ?????. 

I would be mortified if a tenant or one of their guests got hurt or heaven forbid a death resulted in a pool accident.Just my opinion....

This process was costing me time & money (I had to drive to the location & pay a toll to get there).

The value to the estate of the house is the value at date of death of the grandfather.

Years later, after Helmsley's death the ground lease was acquired by a reclusive Japanese investor, in the name of his daughter.

I could be wrong, but that's my understanding...Jason, I'm sure you are correct, it only becomes necessary for others to comply with applicable regulations and law, by others, as with lenders, Realtors and closing agents, it's by involvement with other aspects of a transaction that the filing becomes necessary, to perfect a security interest, to evidence a sale for a commission earned or to close a transaction in compliance with ALTA.An example of not filing a deed is in connection with estate planning, where a deed might be held in escrow by an admistrator, by a will, where it could be filed after death.

Be prepared for the 4 BIG D's - Death, Divorce, Disability & Disagreement - what happens if either of those commonly occurring life events happens to either or both of you?

Hey, this house is alright, but this part of town has so many ordinances that you'll be nickel and dimed to death.