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Agreement of Sale (August 2013)

AGREEMENT OF SALE By  Ethan R. Okura   We all know that we had a recent real estate boom and bust cycle.  From the early 2000s until around 2007 or 2008 the real estate market was going gangbusters. Prices were rising, and a lot of transactions were taking...

How To Title Real Estate: LLC, Revocable Trust, Personal Name? (July 2013)

HOW TO TITLE REAL ESTATE: LLC, Revocable Trust, Personal Name? By Ethan R. Okura For many people—especially in Hawaii—real estate is the most valuable investment they own and the largest part of their estate.  There is so much advice and mis-information floating...

How Does Income Tax Work With My Trust? (June 2013)

HOW DOES INCOME TAX WORK WITH MY TRUST? By  Ethan R. Okura Last month after writing my article on Medicaid planning techniques, we received a message from a concerned client who is worried about higher income tax rates, the new 3.8% Medicare (sometimes called...

Asset Protection – Part 2 (April 2013)

ASSET PROTECTION – Part 2 By Ethan R. Okura   Last month, we started talking about asset protection. We discussed what it is, why it’s necessary to protect ourselves in our country, and how having multiple layers of defense is the best approach. ...

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