Cottage Life

Prepping for the grandkids

GOAL FORMALIZE A SUCCESSION PLAN TO KEEP THE COTTAGE IN THE FAMILY

SOLUTION SET UP A SHARING AGREEMENT WITH PROVISIONS FOR PASSING THE COTTAGE TO THE GRANDCHILDREN

“To be honest, if my husband hadn’t come down with the diagnosis, I would still be thinking about it,” says Mary Lynne

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