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Disadvantages. The downside is that property transferred via a lady bird deed will be subject to a new tax assessment that could (and often does) result in higher property taxes generally.
An additional potential problem with a Life Estate is that it does not offer creditor protection to the beneficiary, so if the heir has a debt or is sued, the creditor or court can come after the house. As you can see, a traditional Life Estate has the potential to create major conflict within a family.
As far as income tax, when the parent dies, the property receives a ?step up? in basis to the date of death value. If the property is sold after the parent dies, the capital gain or loss is calculated by deducting the date of death value from the sales price.
A life tenant does not have complete control over the property because they do not own the whole bundle of rights. The life tenant cannot sell, mortgage or in any way transfer or encumber the property. If either party wants to sell the property, both the life tenant and remainderman must agree.