MARK KOHLERMain Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, Main Street Professionals, LLC · Owner at Main Street Professionals, LLC

ITIN Holders: Unlock the Power of US Property Ownership #ITIN #USTrusts #PropertyInvestment

26 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise monologue, Mark Kohler explains that foreign citizens who possess an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)—whether they are resident or non‑resident aliens—are fully eligible to establish a revocable living trust in the United States. He outlines why such a trust is especially valuable for ITIN holders: it allows a designated trustee (often the owner’s lawyer) to manage, maintain, or sell U.S. real‑estate assets on the owner’s behalf if the owner becomes incapacitated, passes away, or is otherwise unable to act while residing abroad. Kohler illustrates the concept with a hypothetical client from South America or Mexico who owns U.S. property, emphasizing that the trust ensures seamless handling of the property without citizenship‑related hurdles. He urges ITIN owners to create a trust and appoint a trusted attorney as trustee to protect their assets.

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Can an ITIN holder have a revocable living trust? Yes, you can be a foreign citizen and have a revocable living trust. You can have an ITIN. You can be a resident alien, a non-resident alien. If you want a trust, and in fact, this would be an example. Let's say you have a client in South America, Mexico even, and they have property in the US. I want it in a trust in the US, even if they don't live here, so that if something happens to them down in Mexico, the trustee can handle the property and sell it up in the US without any problems. In fact, I would say if you have an ITIN, you need a trust more than anyone else because going to happen to your stuff when you don't maybe have rights yet as a full citizen? Oh my gosh. Make your lawyer the trustee and say, if something happens to me, here's what I want you to do with that property. Huge issue.