Why California Homeowners Should Think Twice About Joint Tenancy

The Jon Sanchez Show · Sep 2, 2026 · 30m · transcript

I want everybody listening today to answer what sounds like an incredibly simple question:

Who owns your house?

You're probably thinking:

‘Jon, that's easy. I do.’

Okay.

Pull out your deed.

Because I'm not asking who lives there.

I'm not asking who's making the mortgage payment.

I'm asking:

How is title actually held?

Joint tenants?

Community property?

Community property with right of survivorship?

Your individual name?

Your revocable living trust?

Maybe you're sitting there thinking:

‘I have absolutely no idea.’

And that's exactly why we're talking about it today.

Because those few words on…