The Tax Break She Nearly Lost: What Texas Homeowners Need to Know Before Putting Their House in a Trust
Jennifer Castillo did everything right — she set up a revocable living trust, transferred her McKinney home into it, and thought her estate plan was complete. Two months later, Collin County removed her homestead exemption and her property tax bill jumped $2,800 a year. Nobody told her she needed to refile. Nobody told her the trust had to say the right thing. And nobody told her Texas law protects something even a will cannot touch.
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