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7 hours ago, New display name said:

Wife adjusted from K1, wanting to add her to house that I own, how to go about it and what things to consider (pros and cons) . She is a conditional permanent resident. 

State dependent.  Call to the county tax office (or) the folks who handle closings for the mortgage company would be my first step.

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Have a lawyer file a quitclaim deed with the county putting your wifes name on the house. really simple.

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12 minutes ago, New display name said:

Its already paid off. No mortgage. 

Not why you call them.  

You call them because they file deeds after closing and know exactly what the process is to do it.

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I researched this question last year and asked a tax accountant for advice.  The IRS considers adding a spouse to a deed as a gift, 50% of the market value of the house.  For situations where both spouses are US citizens, there is a very high lifetime maximum, $12.06 million for 2022, that is exempt from the gift tax, so unless your house is worth more than $24.12 million there is no gift tax to add a spouse to your deed.  However, if a US citizen adds a non-US citizen spouse to the deed, the gift tax exemption is only $164,000 in 2022.  So if your house is worth more than $328,000, there will be a gift tax, and you should ask a tax accountant for advice.  We decided not to add my husband to the deed on our house because it is worth much more than $328,000, and the tax liability would be in the thousands of dollars.  See below for more details from the IRS, form 709 instructions.

 

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i709.pdf

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forms on internet to write up your own quick claim deed (state dependent)

do a POA from her (also internet forms)  to record the quick claim at county clerk's office

 

but adding her to your mortgage means u would have to refiance and pay closing costs again 

 

i added my husband when he was still in his home country

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Didn't add my wife to the deed.  Just couldn't see any strong reason to go through that.

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Contact a real estate lawyer to find out how to add your wife to the deed, it is state, county and even city/town specific. This isn't an immigration issue.


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