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A Deed of Trust in Texas transfers title of real property in trust. It is the equivalent to a mortgage used in other states and provides a secured interest for a lender against real estate. It is often used as part of a real estate transaction that includes a Warranty Deed with a Vendor's Lien and a Promissory Note.

An assumption clause allows the seller of a home to pass responsibility for an existing mortgage to the buyer of the property. The new buyer must meet credit and other qualifications. Assumption clauses are attractive when the interest rate on the current mortgage is lower than the current rates.

In effect, an assumption clause gives the homeowner an opportunity to sell their home with the mortgage already taken care of. For many homeowners, this is a great selling point since the borrower will not have to go through the entire loan approval process.

Both a warranty deed and deed of trust are used to transfer the title of a property from one person to another. However, the difference between these two contracts is who is protected. As you now know, a deed of trust protects the beneficiary (lender). A warranty deed, on the other hand, protects the property owner.

An assumption deed allows a grantee to assume liability for existing indebtedness and promise to discharge one or more existing liens against the property.

An assumable mortgage allows someone to find a house they want to buy and take over the seller's existing home loan without applying for a new mortgage. This means the remaining balance, mortgage rate, repayment period and other loan terms stay the same, but the responsibility for the debt is transferred to the buyer.

In Texas, there's no requirement that a deed be recorded in the county clerk's records to be valid. The only requirement is that it be executed and delivered to the grantee, at which time the transfer becomes fully effective between the grantor (seller) and the grantee (buyer).

Both involve the sale of a property without paying off the underlying mortgage. With an assumption, the buyer agrees to become personally liable for any deficiency judgment upon default; subject to means the seller remains primarily liable for the note and the mortgage.