Before the Trust, Before the LLC: Fix the Foundation of Ownership
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You spent decades paying for your home, and you may never have read the deed you got back. Before any trust or LLC, that deed decides what you actually hold. Kelby walks through what it conveys, how you're vested, and what to check first, with real deed language on screen. 90 minutes, live, free, on October 14th. Bring your deed.
90 Minutes. Live.
You'll Leave Knowing What Your Deed Actually Says.
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Why most deeds are written on generic fill-in-the-blank forms, and what that wording actually says about you as the owner
Kelby reads real deed language on screen, line by line. Bring yours and follow along.
- 2
Lot and block vs metes and bounds: the two ways your land can be described, and how to tell which one is on your deed
Find the legal description on your own deed and know what you're looking at.
- 3
How title is vested on your deed (fee simple, joint tenants and others) and why most owners never check
What each form of vesting means, in plain English.
- 4
General warranty, special warranty, quitclaim: what each deed type promises and what it doesn't
Check which type you actually received at closing.
- 5
The delivery and acceptance step most homeowners have never heard of
What it is, and where it shows up in the paperwork you signed.
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What it means to hold property in a private foundation, and the questions to ask before you consider it
Education only. By the end you can answer three questions about your own deed: what it conveys, how you're vested, and what to fix first.
Can't make it live? Register anyway, the replay goes only to this list.
Own it together? Bring your spouse, and bring your deed.
“I did thousands of loans before I asked a simple question: why isn't the note attached to the deed? So I started reading deeds. What they convey. How people are vested. Most owners have never read theirs. Learn the deed. Understand the title. Know what you hold. Then build your protection strategy. On October 14th, I'll show you where to start.”
Kelby Smith is the founder of HIS Advocates and the host of HISAdvocates.TV, streaming on Amazon Fire, Android TV, Apple TV, LG, Roku and Samsung. A licensed real estate broker who once ran a lending company and closed thousands of loans, he lost everything in 2008 and went back to the source documents. For more than 15 years since, he has taught owners to read what they signed, and he has shared that work across 3,000+ podcast appearances.
This Is For You If
- You own your home, and someone has told you to put it in a trust or an LLC
- You already have a trust or LLC, and nobody ever examined the deed underneath it
- You own rentals or a business with real estate, and you want the mechanism, not the hype
- You've watched Kelby for a while and keep asking where to start. This is the starting point.
- You own it together. Couples are welcome, bring your deed and your spouse
What This Is Not
- Not legal advice. It's education. Real deeds and public court cases on screen, and you're invited to check everything
- Not an attack on your trust. This comes before the trust, not instead of it
- Not a promise. No outcomes guaranteed. Questions asked, documents shown
- Not a bait-and-switch. Most of the 90 minutes is teaching. There's an offer at the end for anyone who wants help, and now you know that going in
- Not a maze. One link, one confirmation, reminders by email and text, and the join link resent when we go live
Kelby Goes Live
October 14.
A better deed starts with better language.
One live session, 90 minutes with Q&A. The replay goes only to people on this list, and only for 48 hours.
Can't attend live? Register anyway, we'll send you the replay.