Question: Grant Deed, what is it and why do you need it? Where can I find this? Is it the same as a Deed of Trust?

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Deed (typically called a Grant Deed) is a legal document that shows ownership of a real property. An important and distinctive aspect of a Deed is a “legal description” of the real property in question, which can range from simply “See Exhibit A” to a multi-page legal description involving lot numbers, tract sizes, and other specific geographical descriptors. It should have your name as well as the name of the grantor (person or entity that you acquired it from). The grantor would have signed it and it should almost always be notarized.

• This is a publicly recorded document and can be acquired from the county recorder’s office in which the property is located, should you be unable to locate your document.

• The document can sometimes be called a “Quitclaim” Deed.

• If it does have an “Exhibit” or “Schedule” be sure to forward me all such attached pages along with the Deed.

• We need this document to draft you a new Grant Deed for you to file with the county so that when it transfers over to your beneficiaries in the future it can bypass the probate process and save your beneficiaries time and money.

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Deed of Trust is an agreement stating that the borrower will repay the lender. It will involve various provisions regarding the terms of re-payment. It may or may not be notarized. It does not show ownership description of the property. We are not able to draft your new Grant Deed with this document.