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Probate & Trust Estates – Real Estate Related Process & Common Issues

In this 3-hour class, you will learn from a Real Estate Attorney how Probate can affect your real estate transaction.

This comprehensive course will guide you through the intricacies of real estate transactions involving probate and trust estates, helping you avoid common pitfalls and streamline your transactions.

What You’ll Learn:

-How Assets Pass at Death: From joint tenancy to beneficiary deeds, understand the mechanisms of asset transfer and how they impact real estate.
-The Probate Process in Colorado: Dive deep into the probate process, its requirements, timelines, and when it becomes necessary for real estate transactions.
-Handling Real Estate in Probate: Learn who is authorized to act, when contracts can be signed, and what documentation is required to clear title.
-Non-Probate Options: Explore alternatives like trusts and beneficiary deeds to avoid probate and simplify estate planning for your clients.
-Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them: Discover the most frequent mistakes made in probate and trust transactions and how proper planning can prevent costly errors.

3 CE Credits
$40.00
11/06/2024
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Probate & Trust Estates -Real Estate Related Process & Common Issues
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About Your Instructor

Michael Smeenk
Attorney
Michael Smeenk counsels clients in real estate, estate planning, business, and estate administration matters. He joined Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C. as an attorney in 2007 and became a shareholder in 2015. In his real estate practice, Mr. Smeenk advises buyers, sellers, real estate brokers, and property managers through all phases of purchase, sale, and lease transactions. Michael’s sound and straightforward advice guides clients when structuring real estate deals, working through due diligence negotiations, and generally navigating inevitable bumps in the road. Mr. Smeenk’s background as a licensed mortgage broker positioned him to become a leading national expert in post-Dodd Frank seller financing matters. It also makes him a trusted guide for new borrowers when obtaining a loan, or existing borrowers in dealing with loan modifications, short sales, foreclosures, and other complex real estate-related financing matters. Michael teaches continuing education classes to Colorado real estate