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Stay in your zone man.
It is critical for developers to understand zoning laws. Here are a few of the biggie areas to know for successful projects: Types of zoning classifications (residential, commercial, industrial, etc). Permitted uses within each classification. Process to change zoning...
He wants out of the business.
Don’t run your business any longer without a good Buy-Sell Agreement. Buy-Sell Agreement = documents what happens when a business owner wants to leave; becomes incapacitated; or passes away. Here are 5 key elements to include: Triggering Events (death, disability,...
Add a Legacy Contact for Facebook
A person appears to have two choices for what happens to their Facebook account upon death: Have the account permanently deleted; or Appoint a “legacy contact” to look after a memorialized account. No one can log into a memorialized account if there is no legacy...
Digital things to put in your Will.
Don’t leave your family in a mess – digitally speaking. This is a new development and ongoing conversation in the estate planning world but here are a few things we would enjoy speaking with you about as far as your estate plan is concerned: Identifying and addressing...
I-9 Compliance Audit: Protect Your Business and Your Employees from Costly Mistakes
As a small business owner in Texas, your employees are the backbone of your success. But making sure they are legally allowed to work in the U.S. and keeping your business safe from government penalties can be overwhelming. With increased federal scrutiny on...
Don’t fight me on this please.
Know this about mineral rights - Mineral rights can be owned by someone other than the owner of the surface. The owner of the minerals has a right to lease them, and this may impact the surface use (could be a problem if surface owner is a different person). Fights...
This money goes to the designated person.
We were talking about the difference between these two things: Probate Asset VS Non-Probate Asset It’s time for non-probate assets. Non-Probate assets examples: Life insurance policies with designated beneficiaries. Retirement accounts with designated beneficiaries....
Stop blaming Probate for everything.
You can save yourself a lot of problems and craft a great plan if you know the difference between these two things: Probate Asset VS Non-Probate Asset Today, lets cover probate assets. Probate assets examples: Property solely owned by a deceased individual. Personal...
Does He get your business?
Do you want your business to live beyond you? I know it’s not urgent but consider business succession planning. Its critical. Maybe you would like to retire one day. Sell your business. Transfer to family? In all of these situations you need a good succession...
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