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title: Blog | HMB Law | Hancock, McGill & Bleau
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## [Step-Up in Basis for Assets Held in an Entity](https://hmbtx.com/blog/step-up-in-basis-for-assets-held-in-an-entity)

 January 13, 2023

This is an article about the best tax avoidance mechanism available to individuals, bar none. When...

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## [Guardianships: A Last Resort](https://hmbtx.com/blog/guardianships-a-last-resort)

 November 16, 2022

A guardianship is a court-ordered relationship established to protect a person who is no longer...

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## [Understanding Texas Ad Valorem Taxes](https://hmbtx.com/blog/understanding-texas-ad-valorem-taxes)

 June 23, 2022

A Texas Property Tax Primer The Texas real estate property tax system can be confusing and...

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## [Using TREC’s Right to Terminate Due To Lender’s Appraisal Addendum](https://hmbtx.com/blog/trecs-right-to-terminate-due-to-lenders-appraisal-addendum)

 March 7, 2022

The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) Addendum Concerning Right to Terminate Due to Lender’s...

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## [Business Succession Planning](https://hmbtx.com/blog/business-succession-planning)

 February 9, 2022

If you are the sole owner of a business, to pass your business to your children or other family...

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## [Remaining Anonymous in a Real Estate Transaction](https://hmbtx.com/blog/a-primer-on-texas-deeds-2)

 January 28, 2022

Achieving anonymity in a real estate transaction in Texas is difficult -- maybe next to impossible...

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## [A Primer on Texas Deeds](https://hmbtx.com/blog/a-primer-on-texas-deeds)

 January 11, 2022

There are four types of Texas deeds: general warranty deeds, special warranty deeds, deeds without...

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## [Issues When Holding Residential Real Estate in an LLC](https://hmbtx.com/blog/issues-when-holding-residential-real-estate-in-an-llc)

 July 28, 2021

Many of our investor clients seek counseling regarding the formation of a limited liability company...

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## [Easement vs License](https://hmbtx.com/blog/easement-vs-license)

 March 25, 2021

We often have clients who ask us to prepare an easement for them when perhaps a license would be...

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## [Deciding on a Business Entity](https://hmbtx.com/blog/deciding-on-a-business-entity)

 January 29, 2021

We are often asked to help clients decide what kind of entity they should create to operate a...