Life Estate Reserved
You desire to leave your home or farm to Legacy Deo at your death, but would also like to receive a current charitable income tax deduction. A life estate reserved might offer the solution you need.
Life Estate Reserved
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Benefits of a life estate reserved
- Receive a federal income tax deduction for the value of the remainder interest in your home or farm
- Preserve your lifetime use and control of your home or farm
- Extend a life estate to others who may have ongoing need to use the property, such as a spouse or dependent child
How a life estate works
- You deed your home or farm to Legacy Deo. The deed will include a provision that gives you the right to use your home or farm for the rest of your life and that of any other life estate party named in the deed.
- You and Legacy Deo sign a maintenance, insurance and taxes (MIT) agreement to explain that you will do your best to keep the property in good condition and that you will maintain property insurance and pay the property taxes.
- When the owners of the life estate have passed away, your home or farm will belong to Legacy Deo. We will use or sell the property to further our charitable mission.
Contact us
To learn more about a life estate, please contact us. We are happy to assist you and answer your questions.