Why taking a title on property is not as simple as you think

Often in my estate planning practice, when someone is signing their documents, they will comment, “This is almost like buying a house!”
My standard refrain is, “Well, it should be. This is dealing with everything you own, not just your house.”
But the ubiquity of this comment goes to show exactly how much paperwork is involved in buying a house.
Unfortunately, that often means one of the most important documents in the stack of papers put in front of a homebuyer doesn&rsq