In the simplest terms, an irrevocable trust is a specific agreement between the individuals or entities creating the trust, the trustee (or trustees) who will manage the trust, and the beneficiaries that will benefit from the trust. The trust creator must follow certain legal requirements, sign the trust document, and then transfer any property to the trust that should be included to pass to beneficiaries. If they don’t title the properties or identify the assets in the trust’s name, the court will likely disallow those specific assets from inclusion in the trust.

For many people, your real property investments, including your home, are a large percentage of your total assets. Placing your real property into a revocable living trust could benefit you greatly by allowing certain exemptions, deductions and credits that would otherwise not be available to you.