Churches and Unrelated Business Income Tax
How unrelated business income tax applies to churches, including debt-financed rental property, thrift shop sales, and bingo exceptions.
Tag Archives: Church Real Estate
Selling Church Property
Selling Church Property With Expert Guidance: Selling church property is one of the most significant decisions your organization will make. Whether you’re relocating, consolidating ministries, or transitioning your mission, you need more than a typical real estate broker—you need specialized expertise that understands both complex real estate transactions and the unique legal needs of faith-based […]
Real Property Ownership by Unincorporated Associations
How unincorporated associations can hold title to real property in California. Understand the legal risks, liability exposure, and why most churches should incorporate before acquiring real estate.
Church Solar Panels: Costs and Incentives to Know
Church solar panels now qualify for a federal cash incentive through Direct Pay. Here’s what churches actually pay upfront, how that incentive changes the math, and the financing, billing, and property tax issues to plan around.
Bushore Church Real Estate
With Bushore Church Real Estate, you receive a full and experienced, in-house representation for all of your legal, corporate, and real property needs. Bushore Church Real Estate specializes in nearly all matters concerning Church Real Estate, including religious, nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations. We are a father and son California Real Estate team, having offices in both […]
Church Financing: Loan Options When Banks Say No
Church financing doesn’t work like a typical commercial loan — most banks won’t touch it. Here’s why, which loan types are actually realistic, and what California law requires before a church can put its property up as collateral.
Community Property: Rules for Your Will or Trust
Community property is the rule of the land in California, and it controls what you can actually leave in a will or trust. Here’s how §760, separate property, commingling, transmutation, and death shape your estate plan.
Evicting Church Tenants: Critical Rules in California
Evicting church tenants in California means following strict commercial unlawful detainer rules. Learn the process and the self-help traps to avoid.
Clouds on Title And Ways They Threaten a Sale
Clouds on title are one of the most overlooked threats to a property’s marketability. Here’s what actually creates one, the difference between marketable and merely insurable title, and how to clear a defect before it costs you a sale.
Recovering Attorney’s Fees in California
California follows the “American Rule” — each side generally pays its own attorney’s fees unless a statute or contract says otherwise. Here’s when you can recover yours.