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Establish a New Land Trust?

The following is a basic explanation of setting up a land trust. Please contact our office if you need assistance.

A trust number should be reserved. This can be done over the phone by calling our office at (219) 661-2792. Please be prepared to provide the following information:

  1. Property address
  2. Type of property
  3. Value of property
  4. Name and phone number of the attorney of record

Along with a trust number, you will be given a quote of your acceptance and annual fees.

The Trust Agreement must be drafted and executed by all beneficiaries and parties with power of direction. The Trust Agreement and W9, along with a copy of a government issued picture identification for each beneficiary and power of direction holder, should be submitted to Indiana Land Trust Company for acceptance.

You must also complete and record a Deed in Trust (Warranty or Quit Claim) at the recorder’s office in the county in which the property is located.

Trust Agreement including W9 and Deed in Trust forms can be downloaded from the Forms section of this website or can be faxed to you. Please contact them at the number listed above.

Tax bills can be sent directly to the owner or to us. If sent to us there is a nominal tax bill forwarding fee for this service. Tax bills should be addressed as follows:

Indiana Land Trust Company (insert your trust number)
Your address
Your city, state zip
or
Indiana Land Trust Company (insert your trust number)
9800 Connecticut Dr, Ste B2-900
Crown Point, IN 46307

If you have any questions, please contact us at (219) 661-2792.

Amend an Existing Trust – Contingent Beneficiaries?

1. Download and complete the 
Amendment of Contingent Beneficial Interest (PDF) TO COMPLETE THIS FORM:
SAVE the blank form to your computer
BEFORE entering your information and then
SAVE AGAIN after completing the form.
form. Have this form signed by the beneficiary.
 
2. Send the original signed amendment to the Indiana Land Trust Company office for acceptance.

Amend an Existing Trust – Assignment of Beneficial Interest?

1. Download and complete the 
Assignment of Beneficial Interest form and W9 (PDF). TO COMPLETE THIS FORM:
SAVE the blank form to your computer
BEFORE entering your information and then
SAVE AGAIN after completing the form.
The current and new beneficiaries sign the assignment and the new beneficiary signs the W9.
 
2. Send the original signed assignment, W9, and copy of state ID to the Indiana Land Trust Company office for acceptance.

Close a Trust / Transfer Property Out of a Land Trust?

1. Call us at (219) 661-2792 to verify fees and signature requirements.
 
2. Download and complete the 
Direction to Convey (PDF) TO COMPLETE THIS FORM:
SAVE the blank form to your computer
BEFORE entering your information and then
SAVE AGAIN after completing the form.
 form. Have this form signed by the beneficiary or holder of power of direction if different than the beneficiary.
 
3. Send the original signed Direction to Convey form and fee payment to the Indiana Land Trust Company office. We will prepare the deed and related documents according to the direction.

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By not informing your clients of land trusts, you are doing just that!

Don’t let your client fall victim to potential identity theft and real estate fraud. Land trusts can help homebuyers keep their private, financial information confidential. What most of your clients don’t know is that once their real estate transaction is complete, what they thought was their private information (ownership structure, purchase price, address, and mortgage information) goes on the public record and is posted on the internet.

We have a solution: an Indiana land trust. Land trusts can help your clients maintain their personal and financial safety by keeping their ownership details off the public records and off the internet. By using a land trust, your clients not only protect the details of their transaction, but can also take care of some of their estate planning needs. Indiana land trusts allow a homeowner to name successor beneficiaries who will inherit the property upon their death, allowing their loved ones to avoid the cost, delay and emotional upheaval of probate court.

*The statements made on this web page and any page that follows within the Indiana Land Trust Company website are not intended, and shall not be construed to expressly or impliedly issue or deliver any form of written guaranty, affirmation, indemnification, or certification of any fact, insurance coverage or conclusion of law.