Deeds for California Real Estate (5th Edition) [Paperback]

Mary Randolph (Author)

Book Description

Series: Deeds for California Real Estate | Publication Date: October 2003

Whenever you transfer real estate in the Golden State, you need a new deed. Deeds for California Real Estate shows you how to choose the right kind of deed, complete the required forms, then file them with the County Recorder.

This book also shows you how to:

*change the way you hold title to real estate for example, from a "joint tenancy" to the new community property with right of survivorship

*add someone to the title of real estate you own

*transfer real estate into, or out of, a revocable living trust

*use real estate as security for a loan

*buy out a co-owner of real estate

Deeds for California Real Estate also explains:

*disclosure requirements

*community property rules

*the tax and estate planning aspects of property transfers

The 5th edition is completely updated to reflect the latest legal information and requirements, including the new way for married couples to hold property: Community property with right of survivorship.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Contains just about anything a non-lawyer would want to know about transferring real property in California… -- Los Angeles Times

The best all-around workbook guide for do-it-yourself home sellers. -- San Jose Mercury News

About the Author

Mary Randolph earned her law degree from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of Dog Law, The Deeds Book, 8 Ways to Avoid Probate, and the legal manual for Living Trust Maker and co-author of How to Adopt Your Stepchild in California and 9 Ways to Avoid Estate Taxes. She has been a guest on The Today Show and has been interviewed by many publications, including The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Examiner, and more. She has also written articles for magazines, including Redbook. Mary Randolph currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Nolo Press; 5th edition (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873378024
• ISBN-13: 978-0873378024
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,605,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mary Randolph earned her law degree from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of The Executor's Guide: Settling Your Loved One's Estate or Trust, 8 Ways to Avoid Probate, Every Dog's Legal Guide: A Must-Have Book for Your Owner, and Deeds for California Real Estate. She is also a coauthor of the legal manual for Quicken WillMaker Plus. She has been a guest on The Today Show and has been interviewed by many publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and more. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An unbelievable bargain, May 21, 2001

By 

Lesbian Reader (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Deeds Book: How to Transfer Title to California Real Estate (4th Edition) (Paperback)

If you need to change a deed on your house or other real property -- changed your name, separated, married, adding a survivor to inherit -- don't pay a lawyer or title company hundreds of dollars to do it. Buy this book. Read the instructions carefully, fill out the forms and then go to the county recorder's office and file it yourself. Even if you have to pay for parking.

If I can do it, anyone can do it. After finding this book such a great help, I have turned to Nolo Press time and again for self-help legal books. Written my will, created powers of attorney for my domestic partner, even helped my folks set up living trusts. If you read the book and decide you do need legal help, you'll be better prepared to ask questions and direct the professional to do what you want, and to do what you can yourself to save dollars. Just shaving a half hour off a lawyer's time spent more than pays for the book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Factual, acurate and in layman terms, August 16, 2001

By 

David M. Hoffman (Allentown, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Deeds Book: How to Transfer Title to California Real Estate (4th Edition) (Paperback)

I am experiencing some Deed problems in California and to try and get detailed information from the clerks office is impossible. This book has all the info you need. I highly recommend it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent updated guide, April 7, 2007

By 

Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deeds for California Real Estate (Paperback)

DEEDS FOR CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE by Mary Randolph, J.D. is another excellent updated guide: this to choosing the right kind of deed, creating it, then filing it with a county recorder. Step-by-step instructions for so doing have been updated in this latest 7th edition to include the latest forms and reflect the most recent legal changes.