@Terry53029 

Arizona is also one of the few states with beneficiary deeds.  I just prepared a revocation of one a few days ago, for the surviving spouse of a couple who thought he would be the first to die and the wife would outlive him and remain in the house. Instead she died first and the house is being sold.  When there is only one beneficiary, it can be a useful tool -- but of course, it's a public record (just like the names of trust beneficiaries in most places).  

I assume everyone who gives "one size fits all" advice about estate planning believes there is a federal probate code. It's like someone in New York City telling someone in Oshkosh not to carry a gun.