{"id":358,"date":"2011-03-17T08:44:21","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T12:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.atiqbd.com\/living-trust-use-land-contract\/"},"modified":"2011-03-17T08:44:21","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T12:44:21","slug":"living-trust-use-land-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/living-trust-use-land-contract","title":{"rendered":"Can a Living Trust Use a Land Contract to Sell Property It Holds?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, a Living Trust can use a land contract to sell a property held in its name. 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