When I saw the suggestion to have "them" pay your property taxes, My body clenched inside, if someone else has proof that they have paid the taxes, for a long
enough period of time, they can take full ownership/ claim of the property.
Always have a written agreement, they pay rent, then that money can pay the taxes.
The written agreement must follow your state law, in Oklahoma, I cannot rent a building for use as a human residence which does not have water, sewer, and electric.. I can rent or lease land for agricultural use. The law is very different for non- residential property.
Our lease agreement is based on a hunting lease. So, I would urge anyone thinking of such an arrangement, from either side, to study your
local laws and protect yourselves.
As far as I know, you can designate how the "rent" money is expected to be used.
Such as payment of taxes and for purchase of fence, purchase of water management equipment, etc.
We are also thinking of placing our land into a trust with bylaws to protect us as we get older.