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This episode of the show is a little different than previous episodes, and is a preview of what is to come. I have decided that I didn’t just want to talk about estate planning issues and stuff like that all of the time. I know how mystical it can all seem and I know how close to the vest a lot of estate planning attorneys play it when it comes to how your estate plan actually gets from what is…

#RichLifeLawyer Podcast 009: Rental Home Protection if Not Owned By Your LLC In today’s episode I answer a question that was recently posed to me by a real estate agent friend of mine about protecting your rental home with an LLC and a common way that property owners do it that doesn’t work. To get the full story, click the play button above or read the transcript below. Enjoy! Cheers, Christopher Small P.S. Do you have kids? Have you completed…

Own a Rental Home? An LLC is a Must This is a copy of my weekly email newsletter. As you can see I always try to give you information you can use right now to make your life better. Hello! I hope you’re having a great week. I’m doing great, though still extremely sleep deprived by three week old son. It will be a great day when he starts sleeping through the night. And speaking of sleep, if you own…

#RichLifeLawyer Show 019: Protect Yourself from Your Rental Property I run into people all the time who own a rental property or two. For decades we’ve all heard what a good investment real estate is. Whether or not it is may be up for debate (that is a topic for another post), but there is no doubt that there are a lot of people out there with real estate they rent our via airbnb or on a monthly or yearly…

#RichLifeLawyer Podcast 008: Humility and Great Estate Planning Attorneys Every day we are confronted with decisions. Should we do this, or should we do that? Should we call this person, or should we call that person? Without values, it can be difficult to know which direction one should go. When I started CMS Law Firm and decided we were going to be the best estate planning attorneys in Seattle, the first thing I did was think about what our core…

How Long Does it Take to Get a Will? Today’s show definitely falls into that “frequently asked questions” category so I wanted to make sure I took the time to answer it. Many people understand the usual course of putting together estate planning documents, including: Initial consultation; Information gathering; Document creation; Document review; Document editing; and Document execution (signing). And most people think this is something that’s going to take forever to put together. But not here. I’ve taken a…

#RichLifeLawyer Podcast 007: Protecting Your Kids After 18 Years Old A lot of the talk estate planning attorneys do regarding safeguarding your kids is related to guardianship. We all know it’s important to have a plan in place so if something happens to you while your kids are young, under 18, there is someone there to watch them and take care of them. But once they turn 18 another problem crops up, and it’s probably something you’ve never thought about….