Estate tax refers to taxing your assets after you're deceased (i.e. inheritance), not realestate (i.e. property): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_tax_in_th

Estate tax refers to taxing your assets after you're deceased (i.e. inheritance), not realestate (i.e. property): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_tax_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_tax_in_the_United_State... (I'm afraid this confusion makes your comments about retirement and forced property sales make very little sense... unless I'm missing something?)