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A "Deed of Trust" is a document that is used to secure a promissory note by using real estate as collateral. When filing a Deed of Trust, it places a lien against the property. A Deed of Trust is used by private and/or commercial parties who lend money and require the borrower to provide his/her property as collateral. The Deed of Trust is almost identical to a mortgage.
With a Deed of Trust, a lender can foreclose on the property if the borrower defaults on making the loan payments. If loan payments are not being made, the lender has the right to collect any rental income that the property is generating to repay any unpaid debt.
Preparing a Deed of Trust can be time consuming and expensive. My Legal Depot's staff has experience in preparing thousands of legal documents. Let us prepare and file your Deed of Trust promptly and accurately at affordable prices.
My Legal Depot makes it simple to prepare and file your Deed of Trust. Complete our simple online questionnaire and we will take care of the rest. If you need customer support, we are just a phone call away (Customer Support: 800-820-2144).
Complete our simple online questionnaire. If you are unable to finish the questionnaire, we will save your answers and you can complete the questionnaire at a later time (save feature only available to registered users). If you need customer support, we are just a phone call away (Customer Support: 800-820-2144).
Our experienced staff will research the property profile and review your order for errors and inconsistencies. We will prepare and email you a copy of the document to review within 2 business days.* If you do not have a printer, we can have a hard copy mailed to you at no extra charge.
After reviewing the document, simply print and sign. If you have selected the basic package, you must self-file the documents with the appropriate county recorders office. If you have selected the complete package, then you must mail the original document to our office and we will complete a thorough review to ensure accuracy and completeness.
If you have selected the complete package, your documents will be filed with the County Recorder using our Expedited Filing Service. **Filed copies of your document will be sent to you via email and the original copies with the government filing number will be returned via USPS.
*Documents will be prepared and emailed to you within 2 business days. Delays are uncommon, but may occur due to uncontrollable circumstances.
**Expedited filing will take 2-5 business days from the date of receipt of your original documents. Filing delays are uncommon, but may occur due to uncontrollable circumstances.
Complete Package |
Basic Package |
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Title research to confirm the property's "legal description" |
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| Preparation of your documents plus a thorough review for errors | ||
| Expedited Filing Service | ||
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| A second review for post-signing errors | ||
| Deed of Trust Package Price | $385.00 | $225.00 |
Effective January 1, 2018, the California Senate passed Senate Bill 2 which adds an additional $75.00 filing fee for each real estate related document filed. This fee is levied per property, per document title. Once we complete the title research, our team will notify you if there are any additional fees due. You will have an opportunity to cancel if you decide not to proceed. Most of the time, there are no additional fees due.