Yes, you can make your own Grant Deed. A lawyer is not required to prepare a valid and enforceable deed.
All deeds must be prepared by the owner of the property or by an attorney licensed to practice in Virginia. The requirements are listed below in the code section. Click here to read about e-Recording.
Yes, you can sell a home with a Deed of Trust. However, just like a mortgage, if you're selling the home for less than you owe on it, you'll need approval from the lender.
All deeds must be prepared by the owner of the property or by an attorney licensed to practice in Virginia.
Several easy-to-follow steps are required to create a Virginia deed: Locate the most recent deed to the property. Create the new deed. Sign and notarize the new deed. Record the deed in the land records of the clerk's office of the circuit court in the jurisdiction where the property is located.
The cover sheet must include the following: All grantors, grantees, and identify surname if applicable. Amount of consideration and actual value if a deed or instrument. State the Virginia or Federal law under which any exemption from recordation taxes being claimed. Tax map or pin number. Who to return to after recordation.
Under a deed of trust, the grantor agrees to the trustee's power of sale; that is, the right to a “non-judicial foreclosure” if they default on payments. This type of foreclosure process exempts the beneficiary from requiring the court's approval to sell the property.
Yes you can complete and record your own deed. It must b properly signed, witnessed, and notarized.
Disadvantages of a Trust Deed For borrowers, if financial circumstances change, default on repayment can result in property foreclosure.
Legal Requirements for Deeds It should be an original or a first-generation printout as per Va. It should be written in printed ink or typed in ribbon copy, complying with general recording. All individual names need to be underlined or written in capital letters when they first appear in.