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This guide will provide a broad overview of various benefits of an "entity" instead of person(s) transferring title of real estate property. Specifically, this guide's focus is the various benefits of holding and conveying title of real estate property in a land trust. In addition, the guide highlights other types of entities in which title to real estate property can be taken. Such as general partnerships (LLPs), limited partnerships, limited liability limited partnerships, family limited partnerships, limited liability companies (LLCs), real estate investment trust (REITs), Florida land trust, Subchapter C corporations, and Subchapter S corporations.
Some of the benefits that of land trusts are the following:
Included in this guide are the following:
