Notice Assignment Agreement

Send the deed to a licensed attorney for review and then have the deed notarized. Request a preliminary change of ownership form from the county tax assessor. File the executed deed, the preliminary change of ownership form and a copy of the California Revocable Living Trust with the local county recorder.

Determine the Current Title and Vesting to Your Property. Prepare a Deed. Be Aware of Your Lender and Title Insurance. Prepare a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report. Execute Your Deed. Record Your Deed. Wait for the Deed to be Returned. Keep the Property in the Trust.

Locate your current deed. Use the proper deed. Check with your title insurance company and lender. Prepare a new deed. Sign in the presence of a notary. Record the deed in the county clerk's office. Locate the deed that's in trust. Use the proper deed.

To transfer real estate (also called real property) into your living trust, you must prepare and sign a new deed, transferring ownership. You can usually fill out a new deed yourself.

A trust transfer deed is the instrument that effectuates the transfer of ownership of your real-estate from you, as an individual, to your trust. The process of creating and then recording a trust transfer deed is how your property becomes a trust asset (thereby avoiding probate, among other benefits).

The process of funding your living trust by transferring your assets to the trustee is an important part of what helps your loved ones avoid probate court in the event of your death or incapacity. Qualified retirement accounts such as 401(k)s, 403(b)s, IRAs, and annuities, should not be put in a living trust.

No registration is necessary. A trust is at its most basic level a contract and like most contracts, it's therefore valid once it's properly executed.

Locate your current deed. Use the proper deed. Check with your title insurance company and lender. Prepare a new deed. Sign in the presence of a notary. Record the deed in the county clerk's office. Locate the deed that's in trust. Use the proper deed.

If you do it yourself by buying a book or an online guide, it will likely cost less than $100. However, there are pitfalls to DIY estate planning. The downside of working with a professional, however, is the cost. If you choose to use an attorney to help you draft your trust documents, it could cost more than $1,000.