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Boca Pointe Advisor February 2022 Issue

b) Does the start-up training program require dogs to sell
– SMLXLXXL pencils in dog parks? on to the YouTube video on how guests should clean up after
themselves. This will hopefully help the situation.
c) We think your idea is equivalent to – pardon the c) Once a slob always a slob. Simply stop inviting them
NOT YOUR TYPICAL phrase…The Blind leading the Blind – flush your idea down to spend the night.
d) Offer to put them up in a Motel 6. Since Motel 6
ADVICE COLUMN the toilet. promises to always keep the lights on, clearly, they will see

d) We do not think you have a leg to stand on. And if you
are standing on one leg, we strongly suggest you find a fire the light, and this will no longer be a problem.
By Alan Arnold
hydrant since that’s usually where you find dogs standing Below are the answers to questions from last issue:
Here we go again. Our readership continues to grow. on one leg. All questions were trick questions with no answers.
Based on comments posted on Social Media our base 5. My wife and I entertain often and frequently have We are now on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Messenger,
readership has somehow expanded well beyond Boca Pointe. guests stay with us for the weekend. One of the problems we Etsy, Our Time, Your Time, Bumble, Fumble, Rumble,
We know distribution has reached many State penitentiaries experience is one of the couples that stay with us never clean Tinder, Tender, Mamba, MamaMia, Manga, Desperate.com
as well as numerous Federal prisons. We are thrilled to reach up after themselves and it has been a real problem. How can and Fantasy Island.
so many people in need of help. Unfortunately, many have we manage this and still keep our relationship intact? You can like us, friend us, or ignore us – your call.
to read with handcuffs on, but they manage to turn the pages a) Instead of putting chocolates on their pillows, put cans
with their feet. Ok – now on to the important stuff. of Lysol, Mr. Clean, Windex and Fabuloso. We think these The author of this Advice Column, Alan Arnold lives in
1. When I go to the beach and hold shells up to my ear, subtle hints will help them get the message. Southwinds, Meridiana, La Paz, and has a seasonal rental
I never hear the ocean. All I hear is my mother yelling at b) On the TV in the guest bedroom, have the set locked in the Edgewater Estates. 
me. I am a 52-year-old man and cannot figure out why this
happens. Can the experts at the Advisor help explain this If You Have Equity In Your Home,
very odd phenomena?
a) We reached out to your mom who is in an assisted living
she once saved you from drowning at Coney Island and that Do A Trust To Avoid Probate
facility and struggles with dementia. Her aide explained that

might explain your experience.
b) From the photos you provided, it appears you have a By Martin Zevin, Attorney the trust remains with you. You can always sell your
very large build-up of wax in your ears. We suggest you go In 2012, I wrote an article home and buy a new home as trustee of your trust. You
to a wax ologist for a series of wax removal procedures. recommending against doing a do not need to change the trust unless you want to change
c) We also talked to your sister who informed us as a Revocable Living Trust if you the beneficiaries for the new property. You can also buy
kid you used to shove Chanukah candles in your ears. This were “underwater” with your additional properties, in Florida or out of state, as trustee
problem goes back to childhood. We suggest you only swim mortgage. Many of my clients of your trust. If you are a Florida resident and own a home
in ponds or lakes where shells usually do not exist. had bought or refinanced from out of state, you will be able to transfer that property to
d) The easiest solution is just do not pick up shells. Try 2004 to 2006 at the top of the your trust and avoid probate there as well.
picking up women instead. They may still yell in your ear market. Therefore, if you now have equity in your home, you
but at least you can answer back. However, the last nine should seriously consider creating a trust. Transferring
2. My birthday falls on December 24th. I always felt years have seen significant increases in property values, your home to the trust will not change your homestead
cheated as I only got gifts for Xmas which my folks said particularly in 2021. This has resulted in many homeowners or your real estate taxes.
covered my birthday as well. Am I wrong to feel this way? now having positive equity. If prices continue to rise, many In addition, regardless of the equity in your home, it is
a) We suggest you convert to Judaism and this problem more homeowners will have some positive equity. extremely important to have current advance care directives
should be solved. Celebrate Hanukkah where you will get a In the article I wrote in 2012, I advised clients to live to protect you if you are incapacitated. These include the
total of eight gifts – one for each night. long enough to see their properties increase in value to Durable Power of Attorney (which must specifically include
b) Your feelings are valid. But imagine if you were born exceed the amount of the mortgage; at that time, they could the address of your property) as well as the Designation of
in a leap year. come back to me to discuss a revocable living trust. That Health Care Surrogate and Living Will. New Florida laws
c) It all depends on the quality of the gift or gifts. Also, time is now here. could mean that your current documents need to be revised.
you must take into consideration that you have eleven Without equity in your home, it does not make sense to Please feel free to call me for a free phone consultation
siblings so be sensitive to the cost of gifts. Unless your folks pay an attorney the fee and costs involved in creating a trust, regarding any issues pertaining to wills, trusts, deeds,
were wealthy growing up, just be happy with the simple since you would be burdening your heirs with a property probate, power of attorney or health care surrogate. I will
things in life. that has a negative equity. However, once that equity turns also review all of your current documents. I am also available
d) We also understand you shared a bed with four of your positive, you are doing your heirs a favor by eliminating the for free consultation regarding personal injury claims or car
siblings and two of your sisters had to sleep standing up. So, time and money involved in going through probate. Probate insurance coverage. Call me at (954)569-4878. My address
your folks obviously were not wealthy. You should just be can take a year and cost thousands of dollars in fees and costs. is 3275 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Suite 204, Deerfield Beach,
happy you had a roof over your head, even though we heard Remember also that the trust is called a “revocable Florida 33442. My website is www.martinzevinpa.com and
the roof had many leaks. living trust.” This means that, as long as you are alive, my e-mail address is martinzevin@netzero.com.
3. My husband and I just moved into El Viento. We met a Paid Advertisement
lovely couple, but the man is one of those people that feels he
knows it all. No matter what we discuss, he always interrupts
and no matter what the subject is, he is a self- proclaimed
expert. What can we do to silence the husband and come up
with a solution to this problem?
a) Ask him which came first – The chicken or the egg?
No one on earth knows the answer to this question.
b) Ask him – How much wood could a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
c) Ask him why a woodpecker with a red head and white
belly is actually called a red bellied woodpecker? Do you know a family member,
d) Ask him why the Greater Cincinnati airport is actually
in Kentucky? friend or a neighbor in need of
4. My husband and I love the show The Shark Tank. We
are both very creative and have come up with an idea we Home Health Care?
think might get us in front of the sharks. We would like the
experts at The Advisor to give us feedback as to whether or
not you think this might be a viable business. Since we know
you cannot legally protect an idea, we ask that you keep this
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