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California law allows the use of three different types of deeds to convey title to real estate.

A grant deed is a middle-level deed because it includes more guarantees of title than a quitclaim deed but fewer guarantees than a warranty deed.

The grant deed is also sometimes known as the special warranty deed.

The main purpose of the grant deed is to transfer property title from one person to another, such as from a seller to a buyer.

Deeding Your Ownership Interest in a Property in California [Video]

August 20, 2019 By Libby Guthrie Leave a Comment

Deeding Ownership Interest in a Property

 Deeding Your Ownership Interest in Property in California Video Transcript I sometimes get calls from my clients and it’s kind of a sad call that they’re going through a divorce and they are going to be splitting up and one of them tells me that they’re just going to deed their interest over to […]

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The Worst Mistake You Can Make with a Grant Deed

January 24, 2017 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

  Libby has been particularly frustrated about something lately and has asked me to share it with you. She wants very much for people to avoid a particular mistake that can cause them all kinds of problems regarding a real estate thing. We have seen people make this mistake many times over the course of […]

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