10 walkthroughs

How to transfer property

Pick what you're trying to do. Each guide gives the process in order, what it costs, and the specific thing that usually goes wrong.

How to remove a name from a deedRemoving a co-owner takes a new deed signed by the person coming off, usually a quitclaim. Here's the process, what it costs, and the mortgage problem nobody warns you about.

How to add your spouse to the deedAdding a husband or wife to the deed takes one quitclaim deed and one decision: how the two of you'll hold title. Here is the process and why the vesting choice matters more than the deed.

How to remove an ex-spouse from the deedThe divorce decree does not change the deed. Here's the order of operations, the mortgage trap that ruins credit, and what to do if your ex won't sign.

How to transfer property into your living trustAn unfunded trust does nothing. Here's how to deed your house into your revocable living trust, and the one detail, the exact trust name and date, that makes transfers fail.

How to transfer property to a childGifting a house to your child during your lifetime is simple to do and often the wrong move. Here is the deed process, and the capital gains problem that costs families six figures.

How to add a child to the deedAdding an adult child as a co-owner is easy and usually the wrong tool. Here is how to do it, and the three cheaper alternatives that achieve what people actually want.

How to change your name on a house deedMarriage, divorce, or a misspelling on the original deed. Here's how to correct the name on your property record, and when you need a corrective deed rather than a new one.

How to transfer property into your LLCMoving a rental into an LLC is a deed plus four things people forget: the lender, the insurance, the title policy, and the homestead exemption. Here is the whole checklist.

How to avoid probate on a houseFive ways to keep a house out of probate, what each costs, and which one fits. TOD deeds, lady bird deeds, living trusts, survivorship titling, and joint ownership.

Selling without an agent: the deedIn a private sale you provide the deed. Here's which deed to use, what has to happen at closing, and the three things you should not skip to save money.

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