Estate planning, Real Estate, Family and… Any Place For Lawyers?

  I had a client call me recently.  His father passed away and left him and his siblings a large amount of real estate to share equally. My client wanted me to draft some deeds since  he and his siblings all “had already decided who gets what” What my client was referring to, is thatContinue reading “Estate planning, Real Estate, Family and… Any Place For Lawyers?”

The Words You Use In Real Estate Documents: They Matter.

I recently met with a client at my office – her mother recently passed away.   My client had no siblings, she alone was scrambling to figure out what she needed to do to wrap up her mother’s estate. Mother had died without any estate plan, the largest asset that mother owned was her home.Continue reading “The Words You Use In Real Estate Documents: They Matter.”

If You Think Money Can’t Buy Happiness, Try Giving Some Away-Michael Norman

      Today I attended the Economic Club of Grand Rapid’s Luncheon at the JW Marriot. For those of you in the business community in Greater Grand Rapids, I would highly recommend that you check out getting a membership. The Econ Club always hosts top notch presenters and is a great place to connectContinue reading “If You Think Money Can’t Buy Happiness, Try Giving Some Away-Michael Norman”