How to Get a Warranty Deed From Quitclaims
Many real estate transactions occur by quitclaim deed. A quitclaim deed transfers all of a person's interest in real property but provides no warranties to the buyer. That is, the buyer takes the property "as is." A warranty deed, by contrast, provides specific protections to the buyer such that if the real estate sold has certain defects, the seller would be liable to the buyer. If the property was transferred to you by quitclaim deed, you will need to negotiate with the seller again to provide you with a warranty deed.
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Instructions
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Contact the person or entity that sold you the real property. Inform the seller that you wish to have the property reconveyed to you by warranty deed. The seller will likely wish to negotiate with you on a payment. As the seller will be taking on liability with a warranty deed, a payment or some other consideration will likely be necessary.
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Contact a real estate attorney to draft a reconveyance real estate contract to memorialize your arrangement. Within the contract, you will be required to convey the title to the property back to the seller by quitclaim deed. The seller will then convey the title to you again, but this time by warranty deed. The attorney will also be able to create the various deeds. Both you and the seller must sign the contract.
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Establish an account at an escrow company. Deposit the deeds and the consideration (payment) for the reconveyance into escrow according to your contract. The escrow company will transfer the deeds and the payment to each respective party. Upon the close of escrow, you will hold title to the property by way of warranty deed.
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Tips & Warnings
The real estate contract protects both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
It is possible that the seller will not want to give you a warranty deed, even if you offer her a large sum of money.
