How to Transfer Real Estate Deeds

No matter your reason for wanting to transfer real estate deeds it must be done according to the statue of frauds. Transferring deeds and an easy thing to do and requires both the grantor and the grantee to take part in a successful transfer. Here's how to transfer real estate deeds.

Include the necessary elements in the deed with compliance to the statue of frauds. A deed must be written and identify the "grantee", the person to whom the property is being deeded.  To identify the grantee you simply just need their name and date of birth. In the deed make sure to also include the property being transferred. The description can simply be and address or a full legal description of the bounds of the land.

1. Deliver the deeds to the grantee that you have chosen. In order for a successfully transfer to take place this must be done. To initiate the grantee to be entitled to the property, giving the grantee the written deed is required. This is called an actual delivery and is enough to transfer the deed.


2. Accept the deed. The grantee accepting the deed means that they accept full ownership rights to the property. This generally is not an issue, but is an important step in transferring a deed to a grantee.


3. Record the transfer of deed in the local registry of deeds. The grantee should record the deed at the registry of deeds in the county where the property is located once the transfer of real estate deeds has taken place. Recording the deeds now assures that the property is in the grantee's name.