In Texas, a deed of trust, also known as a trust deed, is the commonly used instrument for the purpose of creating mortgage liens on real estate. A mortgage is an executed contract in which the legal or equitable owner of the real property pledges the title thereto as security for performance of an obligation.
1) A D.O.T. is much easier to foreclose upon then a mortgage because the process to foreclose on a D.O.T. bypasses the judicial process. Assuming the Trustee gives the right notices (Notice of Default and Notice of Sale) the process will go to sale without court involvement at all.
A deed of assignment is a legal instrument used to transfer interest, rights, and title of a property from the assignor (seller) to the assignee (buyer). This document is typically prepared by a legal practitioner and must be duly signed by both parties.
The assignment of rents clause is a provision in a mortgage or deed of trust. It gives the lender the right to collect rents from mortgaged properties if the borrower defaults. All incomes and rents from a secured property flow to the lender and offset the outstanding debt. Clearly, this benefits the lender.
In short, Deeds of Assignment transfer existing property rights, while Deeds of Conveyance create new property rights and prove ownership. Understanding these differences is crucial in real estate transactions to ensure legal compliance and protect property interests.
ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS - Trustor hereby assigns and transfers to Beneficiary all right, title and interest in rents generated by the property, including rents now due, past due, or to become due under any use of the property, to be applied to the obligations secured by this Deed of Trust.