Now is the Time to Fund Hawaiian Timeshares into Living Trusts: Tip Sheet by Mark W. Bidwell

Sept. 4, 2012 - PRLog -- Often Hawaii timeshares are not funded or omitted from trusts. A timeshare not owned or titled in a trust is at risk for probate.  Mark W. Bidwell, Attorney at Law and CPA, Inactive explains how quit claim deeds for Hawaii timeshares fund trusts and avoid probate. For more information htttp://www.DeedAndRecord.com

How a trust avoids Probate   
Real estate is transferred into trust by quit claim deed while the person is living. When the person dies real property is transferred by the successor trustee from the trust to persons who are living as directed in the trust. These documents are filed with the Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances.  The successor trustee does not need letters testamentary or an order from the probate court.

Quit Claim Deed Explained
Quit claim deeds do not contain any implied warranties. The owner ‘quit claims’ whatever ownership interest he or she has along with any debt or loans secured by the property. The quit claim owner makes no promises and the property is taken ‘as is.’ A quit claim is the easiest and cheapest way to transfer ownership of a timeshare into a trust.

Form P-64B, Exemption from Conveyance Tax Explained
The State of Hawaii collects a transfer tax on all filings or recordings with the Bureau of Conveyances. But there are exclusions. Transfers in and out of a trust are exempt. To obtain the exclusion, either the Grantor or the Grantee completes Form P-64B, ‘Exemption from Conveyance Tax’ and submits the form with the quit claim deed.

Why Record the Deed with the Bureau?
The deed must be made part of the public record so the world knows there has been a change of title. The deed must be recorded the Bureau of Conveyances to put the world on notice of how the timeshare is titled or owned.

Make it “Legal”
A properly prepared quit claim deed must have a legal description so the Bureau of Conveyances’ office can add the deed to the public chain of title. The legal description is not the street address. The Bureau of Conveyances will not accept a quit claim deed without a legal description.

Deed and Record Does It All
http://www.DeedandRecord.com does it all to fund timeshares into a trust. Service includes:
•  Title search to determine the precise legal description of the timeshare
•  Research to determine how title is held
•  Preparation of the quit claim deed for signature
•  Preparation of transfer tax exemption reports to keep the deed free of transfer tax and property tax
•  Document filing with Hawaii's Bureau of Conveyances

Company Profile
The website, http://DeedandRecord.com, is an online service to prepare quit claim deeds for Hawaii timeshares into or out of trusts, remove former spouses and add or remove co-owners.  The Company records deeds it has prepared with the appropriate government agency. Deed and Record does not offer legal advice or services.

The Company markets through websites, primarily DeedAndRecord.com.  The owner of the websites is Mark W. Bidwell, Attorney at Law and CPA Inactive. The office is located at 18831 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 270, Irvine, California 92612. Phone number is 949-474-0961. Email is Mark@DeedandRecord.com.