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Buying with Mother

  My mother and I are buying a house together.
What does my mother have to do to allow me to keep the entire house after she passes
Sincerely
 
  Your mother could leave you her share in her will.  Or, a more certain way, you could buy the house with your names listed on the deed as "joint tenants with right of survivorship" (or however that is worded in your state.)  If you do that, when one dies the other automatically becomes complete owner.  It would work both ways, incidentally -- neither of you would have the right to leave your share to anyone else.
    Edith
Originally published on September 28, 2008
 
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