Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 |
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Determine who will retain property | Determine loan amount | HCS Equity provides a loan to the trust | Equalization and distribution | Change of ownership | Trust loan is repaid |
Oftentimes one or more beneficiary wishes to retain the property and it’s tax base. | The property value, other assets/cash in the trust or estate, and the number of beneficiaries are used to determine the liquidity needs for equalization. | HCS Equity provides private capital directly to the trust to create the liquidity needed for equalization, a necessary step to avoid reassessment under Proposition 58. | Cash or property are distributed as mutually agreed upon by the beneficiaries. | Change of ownership and exclusion from reassessment are filed. | The beneficiary retaining the property either repays the private loan with their own funds, or secures conventional financing to repay the trust loan. |