Things You'll Need:
- Attorney
- See RESOURCES below for an Easy online process to transfer your property titles and deeds.
- See RESOURCES below for an Easy online process to create a Living Trust.
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Step 1
A real estate attorney or online deed transfer service that has experience with local title transfer procedures in your area must be located.
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Step 2
All basic information about the property and a copy of the trust abstract (also titled a Certificate or Abstract of Trust) must be provided to the lawyer. The real estate deed will be retitled to show the legal name of the living trust.
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Step 3
Research will be conducted by the lawyer to determine the exact "legal description" of your property and to confirm the current owner listed on the deed. The current owner will most likely be the individual who created the living trust - also known as the trustee.
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Step 4
If any co-owner on the current deed has passed away, an affidavit will be prepared (a certified copy of the death certificate will be required).
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Step 5
As trustee of the living trust, you will sign the new deed and have it notarized. The deed will be recorded and filed with the county recorder's office. Filing and recording usually takes between 4-8 weeks, depending on the individual counties processing time. The new original deed with the living trust named as owner is mailed to you when completed. This should be stored in a safe place like a safety deposit box at a bank.
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Step 6
In order to take advantage of all the legal and financial benefits of living trust, all real estate deeds and titles must be transferred to the trust. The goal is to make the transfer time efficient, affordable and easy.
See "RESOURCES" below for an easy, online and affordable process to transfer your property deeds and titles.
