an and Dean each contribute $1,000 to buy Whitacre. They take title as joint tenants. Jan dies when the property is worth $500,000. How much of it will be included in Jan's estate?

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Jan and Dean each contribute $1,000 to buy Whitacre. They take title as joint tenants. Jan dies when the property is worth $500,000. How much of it will be included in Jan's estate?
   
All $500,000.
   
None of it. Because it is a joint tenancy all of the property goes to Dean at Jan's death.
   
$1,000
   
$250,000
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