The Oakland County Register of Deeds office offers electronic recording of your real estate documents. You must provide a copy of the property deed as proof of ownership, when applying for a 3-R Report. (ex.Grant Deed, Deed of Trust). When the owner or owners want to make changes to the ownership of real estate, they must file ("record") information about the change with the County. The Register of Deeds Office creates a public record for all land situated in Oakland County. Below you will find information about the services we offer and addresses to our Oakland and Tri-Valley office locations. A deed is a legal document that transfers a person's interest in real estate. I'm just going to take you through the exact process of how to fill out a deed of trust exactly and you can see what I mean it's very straight forward. Document this information on the deed. If a grantee fails to record, and another deed or any other document encumbering or affecting the title is recorded, the first grantee is in jeopardy.