Brett Rosenbaugh
Founder, Lurra
Brett Rosenbaugh is an entrepreneur, real estate professional, and investor focused on building practical solutions to complex, real-world problems. With experience spanning business ownership, real estate, and investment, Brett brings a hands-on approach to identifying challenges and developing tools that make life easier for the people facing them.
As the founder of Lurra, Brett writes the site's guides on estate planning, document organization, and family preparedness, drawing on the same practical, specific approach he brought to building the product. Read more about Lurra.
Guides by Brett Rosenbaugh
Letter of Instruction vs. Will: What Each One Actually Does
A will decides who inherits. A letter of instruction tells your family what to do and where everything is. Most families need both — and most only have one.
What to Do When a Parent Dies: A Complete Step-by-Step Checklist
Every step after losing a parent — from the first 24 hours through settling the estate. Includes a full document checklist and realistic timelines.
What Happens to Your Family If You Die Without a Will?
More than half of American adults don't have a will. Here's exactly what happens when there isn't one — and what it costs the people left behind.
How to Organize Your Family's Important Documents Before It's Too Late
A practical system for collecting, organizing, and sharing every document your family will need — before they need it.
The 10 Documents Every Family Needs in One Place
The specific documents that determine what your family can do when something happens — and what they cannot do without them.
What Is a Family Emergency Binder — And Do You Actually Need One?
The family emergency binder is a popular solution to a real problem. Here's what it does well, where it falls short, and what a complete system looks like.
Estate Planning Checklist: What to Do Before You Turn 50
The decade before fifty is when financial complexity peaks and the consequences of being unprepared are most significant. Here's the complete checklist.
Digital Passwords When You Die: What Happens and What to Do About It
Your digital life — banking portals, investment apps, crypto wallets, email archives — doesn't disappear when you die. Here's how to make sure your family isn't locked out.
State of Wisconsin Advance Directive Forms: DHS Guide
Wisconsin's two advance directive forms — the Power of Attorney for Health Care and the Declaration to Physicians (living will) — explained: what each does, witness rules, revocation, and where to find the current forms.
Advance Directive Forms California: Statutory Form Guide
California's statutory advance health care directive, explained: what the form covers, witness and notary rules, the skilled-nursing-facility exception, and how to store it so your agent can find it.
Which Is Not True About Beneficiary Designations? Explained
The false claims about beneficiary designations, explained — and what actually controls who inherits your 401(k), IRA, life insurance, and payable-on-death accounts.
Lurra vs. Everplans vs. Trustworthy vs. NokBox vs. Cake vs. DocuBank: Which Is Right for You?
A straightforward comparison of the leading family estate planning and document organization platforms — what each one does, who it is built for, and where each falls short.
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