The Course
Everything You Need to Create Your Own Cottage Trust
Step-by-step Instructions to create a multigenerational Cottage Trust and ensure your vacation property remains a treasured part of your family for years to come.
Why You Need The Michigan Cottage Trust Course
Preserve Family Harmony
A shared family cottage can quickly become a source of conflict without clear rules and expectations. The Michigan Cottage Trust Course provides the tools to establish a structured plan, ensuring fairness in usage, financial contributions, and decision-making.
Protect Cottage From Threats
Rising property values, tax issues, nursing home costs, divorces, and creditors are common threats that can lead to the loss of a cherished family property. This course teaches you how to safeguard your cottage through a well-designed trust, ensuring it remains protected from legal, financial, and personal challenges.
Create a Lasting Legacy
A Michigan Cottage Trust creates a seamless transition plan for future generations, avoiding the chaos and delays of probate. The course offers step-by-step guidance to help you navigate the complexities of passing your property down, addressing generational shifts, buyouts, and evolving family needs.
The Course is Part of the Michigan Cottage Trust
Legacy Builder
Secure Your Family’s Cottage for Generations
The Michigan Cottage Trust Legacy Builder is the ultimate solution for families who want to protect and preserve shared ownership of a cottage or cabin—helping to prevent disputes and ensure the property stays in the family for generations.
With a proven system developed from over 30 years of hands-on legal experience with Michigan families, the Legacy Builder provides everything you need to confidently create a Cottage Trust that works for your family.
More Than Just Templates
These are the exact trust documents refined through decades of real-world application, ensuring your trust is built to withstand the challenges of multi-generational ownership.
All-Inclusive Package
The Legacy Builder includes:
- Online Course – Step-by-step guidance through the trust creation process.
- Complete Guidebook – An easy-to-follow reference for setting up and managing the trust.
- Cottage Trust Legal Documents – A fully customizable trust agreement and a recordable deed.
Special Introductory Price
For a limited time, the complete Michigan Cottage Trust Legacy Builder is available exclusively here for $995 (regularly $1250).
Protect your family’s Up North legacy with confidence and clarity.
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Cottage Trust Comparison Chart
Hiring a Lawyer
Cost: $2,500 – $7,500
Experience: Likely little to no experience drafting cottage-specific trusts.
Process: Requires multiple in-person meetings, back-and-forth communication, and weeks (or months) to complete.
Personalization: May not include comprehensive customization tools or templates tailored to cottage-specific needs.
Additional Documents: Minimal or no supporting documents provided beyond the trust itself.
Ongoing Support: Limited availability; additional questions or changes may incur extra fees.
Knowledge Provided: Basic understanding of the trust’s terms (may require extra effort to learn the details yourself).
Flexibility: Relies entirely on the lawyer’s schedule and capabilities.
Legacy Builder
Cost: $995 (one-time payment, keep the materials forever)
Expert Guidance: Created by Sean O’Bryan, a 30-year estate planning attorney with specialized expertise in Michigan Cottage Trusts.
Immediate Access: Start immediately with step-by-step video tutorials, accessible anytime, from anywhere.
Trust Builder Software: Creates a detailed, customized trust designed specifically for family cottages and cabins.
Comprehensive Document Package: Includes over 20 supporting documents, such as the deed to fund the trust, trustee guidelines, schedules, and maintenance plans.
Lifetime Access: Revisit video lessons and resources as needed for updates, family meetings, or refreshers.
275-Page Guidebook: Packed with real-life examples, instructions, and insights for creating and maintaining your Cottage Trust.
Self-Paced Learning: Go through the course at your own pace, with no time constraints or scheduling conflicts.
Bottom Line: For less than half the cost of hiring a lawyer (even on the lower end), the Michigan Cottage Trust Course provides expert-level guidance, comprehensive tools, and unparalleled flexibility to create and maintain your family’s Cottage Trust with confidence.
Michigan's Cottage Trust Expert
- Over 30 years of experience as a Michigan Estate Planning Attorney.
- Helped hundreds of families create Cottage Trusts to preserve their vacation properties.
- Dedicated to helping families protect their Up North Legacy.
What People Are Saying
Tammy B. Clarkston, MI
The Cottage Trust Course was exactly what we needed. Sean O’Bryan’s clear, practical approach made the process easy to understand and gave us the tools to confidently establish a trust that protects our family’s cottage.
Robert P. Cheboygan, MI
This course takes the guesswork out of creating a Cottage Trust. Sean's expertise shines through, offering step-by-step guidance and real-life examples that helped us secure our family’s property for generations.
Norma S. Midland, MI
Cottage Trust Course was perfect for our family. It broke down a complicated process into manageable steps and gave us the confidence to put a plan in place that preserves our family’s Up North legacy