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Attack #2

Car WreckAttack #1

Tenant Falls

Joe’s LLC

Joe, Member

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Entity Protection

Inside Attacks:

Attack #1 LLC/Corporation

1. Types of attack: Against the entity; Tenant or Vendor

2. What can a creditor get? 3. What can’t a creditor get?

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Outside Attacks

LLC/Corporation

Attack #2

Member/Shareholder

Types of Attack: Car Wreck

Fraud/Slander

Foreclosure on different property

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LLC

Member

Attack #2

Judicial Foreclosure/Sale/Single Member

What can a creditor get?

Weak LLC State:

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Weak LLC State:

“You were injured. You

get the fourplex.”

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Strong LLC State:

LLC

Member

Charging Order

What can a creditor get?

Attack #2

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Strong LLC State:

“Here is your charging order. I am ordering that

you are charged to receive the member’s

distributions. You may be waiting….

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Corporation: Corporation

Shareholder Attack #2

What can a creditor get?

49 States

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Nevada Corporation

Corporation

Shareholders (between 1 and 99)

Attack #2

What can a creditor get?

Charging Order

Corporation:

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A Corporation Needs:

Articles of Incorporation By-Laws Meeting Minutes Stock Issued EIN Bank Account Resident Agent

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An LLC Needs:

• Articles of Organization• Operating Agreement• Meeting Minutes• Certificates Issued• EIN• Bank Account• Resident Agent

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Land Trusts – No Asset Protection

4-plex 4-plex

Land Trust Land Trust

Beneficiary LLC Personally Responsible Beneficiary

Protected

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Protection or Not?

LLC

Land Trust

Land Trust

Land Trust

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Protection or Not?

Land Trust Land Trust Land Trust

LLC LLC LLC

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Land Trust

Trustee(Someone Else)

Attorney Client Privilege?

Complete Privacy Not Available. In Arizona, for example,

trustee must reveal

beneficiary when filing

deed.

Beneficiary(You)

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California Issues

Texas LLC

California Resident

Because you manage a Texas LLC from California, the Texas

LLC is doing business in California.

You must qualify to do business in California and pay

$800 a year.

California changes their rules all the time in an effort to collect more $. Call our office to discuss the

latest rules.

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California Asset ProtectionBEFORE: NOW:

CA LLC

CA LLC

WY LLC

WY LLC Q IN CA

CA

residentCA

resident

$800

$850

$800

$50

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California Asset Protection

IL LLC

NC LLCUT

LLCIL

LLC

NC LLCUT

LLC

WY LLC Q in CA

CA resident

How Many $800 Fees?

CA resident

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No California Investors Allowed

Florida LLC

99%

9 Florida residents

1%

One California resident

California: Florida LLC must pay California $800 per year.

Prove: California investor has no management authority (specially drafted Operating Agreement)

Result: No California residents allowed

Owns Florida LLC

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