Real Wealth Show: Real Estate Investing Podcast The New FinCEN Real Estate Rule: What Investors Must Report After March 1 with Clint Coons
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Mar 17, 2026 
Clint Coons, an asset protection attorney focused on trusts, LLCs, and preserving investor privacy, breaks down the new FinCEN real estate reporting rule. He explains which residential transfers must be reported and which exemptions exist. He covers using land trusts with LLCs for privacy and liability protection. Practical structuring steps and compliance risks are highlighted.
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FinCEN Now Tracks Cash Residential Transfers Into Entities
- FinCEN's March 1 rule targets residential deed transfers into entities when no regulated-lender financing is involved.
- Transfers to LLCs or trusts bought with cash now require detailed reporting including IDs and source-of-funds details.
Use Grantor Land Trust Then LLC To Avoid Reporting
- Use a grantor land trust to avoid FinCEN reporting because transfers into a grantor trust where you're the grantor and beneficiary are exempt.
- After placing property into the land trust, transfer the trust into an LLC to regain asset protection without triggering the report.
Use Land Trusts For Tax Savings And Anonymity
- Use land trusts strategically across states like Florida and Tennessee to avoid franchise taxes, documentary stamps, and property tax reassessments.
- Land trusts also keep beneficiary details off public records, providing anonymity not available with LLC filings.