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What Is A Deed Of Trust? A deed of trust is an agreement between a home buyer and a lender at the closing of a property. The agreement states that the home buyer will repay the home loan and the mortgage lender will hold the property's legal title until the loan is paid in full.

While a deed of trust describes the terms of debt as secured by a property, a promissory note acts as a promise that the borrower will pay the debt. A borrower signs the promissory note in favor of a lender. The promissory note includes the loan's terms, such as payment obligations and the loan's interest rate.

An interest-only secured promissory note is a loan that is secured with property and requires interest-only payments through the life of the loan, with a large balloon payment for the principal at the end of the loan term. This type of loan has benefits and drawbacks to consider.

Like the Note, the Escrow Officers may prepare the Deed of Trust but it is up to the client to obtain their own independent legal counsel to review the final documents to make sure that they properly reflect the agreement between all parties.

A straight note calls for the entire amount of its principal together with accrued interest to be paid in a single lump sum when the principal is due. Unlike in the installment note variations, a straight note does not include periodic payments of principal. [ See RPI Form 423]

A deed of trust is a legal agreement that's similar to a mortgage, which is used in real estate transactions. Whereas a mortgage only involves the lender and a borrower, a deed of trust adds a neutral third party that holds rights to the real estate until the loan is paid or the borrower defaults.

The Deed is a recorded document memorializing the transfer of property from the Grantor to the Grantee. The Note is an unrecorded paper that binds an individual who has assumed debt through a promise-to-pay instrument.

One type of note is called a straight note or a term loan, these two terms meaning the same thing, where the borrower pays interest only. This is typical on a short-term construction loan that may be only in effect for say six months. Another type of payment plan is called a partially amortized note.

An interest-only mortgage is a loan with scheduled payments that require you to pay only the interest for a specified amount of time. The amount that you owe on the loan does not go down with each payment. Once the interest-only period ends, you may have several options: Paying off the loan balance all at once.