by Brian Douglas | Mar 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
As news continues to unfold about the spread of the coronavirus into the US, questions are arising about who is at risk and how you can avoid the disease. In Brian M. Douglas & Associates’ latest blog, we’re taking a look at the latest recommendations from the CDC...
by Brian Douglas | Feb 28, 2020 | Real Estate, Uncategorized
More seniors are choosing senior living communities, with 300,000 communities in the US serving close to 800,000 seniors (Source: CDC). There are many different types of housing options available, everything from apartments and mobile homes to condos and single-family...
by Brian Douglas | Feb 21, 2020 | Estate Planning
In the current digital environment, so much of what we do is online or on our phones and computers. Things that used to exist in a physical sense are now becoming digital. Email is replacing paper. Heirlooms are becoming digitized, with many photo albums existing...
by Brian Douglas | Feb 14, 2020 | Probate
Estate planning is not always a comfortable topic. Generally, people do not like to contemplate what will happen when they’re not around anymore. But, with homeownership and mortgages – these things inherently deal with death. The word “mortgage” itself comes from the...
by Brian Douglas | Feb 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Airbnb is facing a potential class action lawsuit in Georgia, over claims that the short-term rental company is not paying its required city and county occupancy taxes. Attorneys for Cartersville, Hart County, Rome, and Tybee Island filed the federal lawsuit...
by Brian Douglas | Feb 3, 2020 | Estate Planning
Now that New Year’s is a few weeks behind us, how are those resolutions going? If your answer is “not as well as expected,” don’t worry. 80% of people who make New Year’s resolutions lose their momentum around late-January or mid-February (Source: US News & World...
by Brian Douglas | Jan 24, 2020 | Real Estate
As the tiny house movement sets up shop in Atlanta, local municipalities have been slow to address concerns about zoning and construction amendments. Whereas some people were concerned about making the switch from a traditional home to a tiny house – the larger issue...
by Brian Douglas | Jan 14, 2020 | Estate Planning
Where Should I Keep My Estate Planning Documents? After you have gone through the process of creating an estate plan, where should you keep your estate planning documents? You want to protect the paperwork that you so carefully prepared, but also, you want your loved...
