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mike broder

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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:53 am    Post subject: foreclosure on property with life estate tenant
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Hello, I am a private investor and made a loan on a property held by a trust with one individual having a life estate interest, this individual did not sign loan documents. Loan is in default, can I foreclose? Property located in California.
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Post Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:25 pm    Post subject:
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Hi mike!

Welcome to forums!

If you have given a loan to a person and the property has been held as the collateral, then you will be able to foreclose the property, However, the person, who has the life estate rights, will have to sign the property deed in your favor.

Feel free to ask if you've further queries.

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Post Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:45 am    Post subject:
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I assume you made the loan to the trustee and that is whom you want to foreclose against. The problem is the life estate holder owns the property until they die. If you made a loan to the trust, which holds a remainder interest, the trust does not become the owner until the life estate holder dies. Any security interest you have is in the remainder interest. So you can foreclose on the remainder interest, but you will have to wait until the life estate holder dies before you actually own the property to sell in order to satisfy the loan.
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