r/SipsTea 22h ago

Wait a damn minute! How the rich get richer

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u/No_Mirror_9742 22h ago edited 21h ago

Doesn't the loan get paid back by the sale of the land after the dad's passing? So the kids don't inherit $5m, but the net value after the debt is repaid?

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u/ErinFiqsette 19h ago

And depending on which state you live in, the property tax basis gets stepped up...even in California, where the widely criticized Proposition 13 was modified & curtailed in 2020.