I am considering filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy. I qualify based on the means test, but I purchased an investment property with a business partner 2 years ago. there is no mortgage on the property and it’s only worth about 40k. How would a trustee normally handle this property since there is another owner who is not filing for bk and is not my spouse? does that make that property exempt?
No, neither the fact that you own it with a partner nor the fact that you own it "free and clear" makes it exempt. Florida (which your screen name seems to indicate you may be from) has an exceptionally generous homestead exemption, but that is for a homestead in which you are living.
See a local bankruptcy attorney to discuss how this property may be affected by your bankruptcy filing, and also to discuss other options if the Ch 7 option does not sound feasible.
