Brother Wants Me To Take Ownership Of His House Before He Gets Deported, And I Fear He's Asking Me To Commit Fraud
With the new president in office, my older brother is preparing for the worst case scenario, and asked me to take over his trailer home that he owns so that he can have passive income in case he gets deported.
He wants me to rent out his home to new tenants, assured me I wouldn't have to worry about maintenance, since he knows people who would do that for me, and I would send him the rent charge every month so he has income when he gets kicked out of the country.
The problem is that I'm a disabled 23 year old who is in a Workers Compensation case. I get my medical treatment paid through the case, and I'm currently awaiting surgery. I want to be aware of any legal issues that may come with this arrangement. My gut is telling me this is an awful idea, but all of my older siblings are asking me to agree, as I'm the only one over 21 who's a citizen.
I’ve never owned anything this grand, and I fear I could get in serious trouble with the IRS, as I have property taxes to consider. I also wonder if this is some sort of fraud? I want to be well informed before I agree to anything, and my brother is coming this weekend for an answer. Any advice on the matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading this far! I'm located in Georgia.
Edit: A little bit of info I wanted to add, as I am a citizen, my mom recently told me this same brother took my social security while I was still a minor, and passed it around to whoever needed one. How can I check assets that were potentially acquired by my social? I didn't have trouble opening a credit card, but I wonder if I can check if somethings to my name.
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