Counting Our Blessings

Counting Our Blessings

There is something truly special about the team at Wright Beamer. Everyone in our firm is committed to providing the best work and service for our clients. This helps us to excel at what we do. But there’s more to it than that. The friendship and t… Read More
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Title Insurance Essential…

Title Insurance Essentials

A few weeks ago, I used this forum to write about the importance of purchase agreements in every real estate transaction. This time I want to address title insurance. With each real estate deal, sellers need to make sure they own what they’re selli… Read More
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State of the Cities

State of the Cities

Every year, the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce hosts the State of the Cities. This occasion allows a unique opportunity for Farmington and Farmington Hills residents to hear from local officials about the current state of the communities… Read More
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Curve Ahead (Maybe)

Curve Ahead (Maybe)

The Michigan Secretary of State (“SOS”) has thrown us a curve. For as long as I can remember, it was possible to title a motor vehicle in the name of a trust. This was routinely done when a vehicle owner’s estate was being probated after death.… Read More
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Root and Branch

Root and Branch

In 2017, British Columbia saw a historically devastating wildfire season. Over the course of 10 weeks, more than 590,000 acres of forest were burned, and thousands of residents were displaced. The event resulted in the longest state of emergency in t… Read More
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Remote Workers Mean Remot…

Remote Workers Mean Remote Workplace Rules

Large corporations with facilities across the globe have systems in place to monitor compliance with local employment and tax laws for the various places where they maintain employees. Smaller U.S. companies with only one or a few locations may be in… Read More
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The Heart in Art

The Heart in Art

Heart the Art began in 2020 as a way to bring together public arts installations and experiences and the Farmington community. Like most things, the event needed to find a different way last year. The Farmington Downtown Development Authority chose t… Read More
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Ownership Compensation an…

Ownership Compensation and LLCs

One significant advantage of organizing a business as a limited liability company is the flexibility it affords. A single-member LLC can be taxed as a sole proprietorship, a multi-member LLC can be taxed as a partnership, and both single-member and m… Read More
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Things to Know (About Us!…

Things to Know (About Us!): Kathy Spray

A few years ago, Kathy Spray’s daughter, Samantha, had one request for her senior spring break: a sight-seeing trip to Europe. With plans to major in Art History in college, Samantha wanted to take in the magnificent history, art, and architecture… Read More
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Do You Own Your Dog? Prov…

Do You Own Your Dog? Prove It.

For most owners, their dogs are part of the family. Under Michigan law, however, dogs (and other companion animals) are classified as mere personal property. Ownership of a car may be proven by title registered with the Secretary of State. But how do… Read More
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