INFORMATION YOU NEED TO COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE FORMS:

1. Parcel Identification number for your property. This may not be used in all states, check with your  local property appraiser. Florida for example, does use this number. You may use the links below    or telephone your Property Appraisers Office to obtain this information.
   
   
2. Legal Description of your property. If the parcel being transferred is not being changed in any way this information can be found on your current deed. If you are changing the size or description of  the lot then a new legal description will be necessary. If you need to obtain a copy of your current deed, you can obtain a copy from your local County Clerk’s Office or Registry of Deeds. You may use the links below or telephone your local County Clerk’s Office or Registry of Deeds to obtain this information.
   
   
3. The names, addresses and telephone numbers for all the parties involved.
   
   
4. Any and all open Mortgage BALANCES.
   
   
5. Credit card information.
   
   

AFTER COMPLETING YOUR DOCUMENTS:

1. Retrieve and print your documents from your e-mail. If you have trouble viewing or printing your documents you may need an Adobe Acrobat reader, or a more current version of the Adobe reader. Click here to access the Adobe website to obtain or update your Adobe Acrobat reader, IT’S FREE.
   
    
2. Have your documents signed witnessed and notarized by all the necessary parties. Florida requires 2 witnesses on a Deed (the Notary may also be one of the witnesses). Each state has different witness requirements. If you are unsure if a witness is necessary, please check with your County Offices. It is usually better to have an unnecessary witness than not to have one at all.
   
   
3. Once your documents are completed they may need to be Recorded in the Official Public Records. This gives the general public notice that you own a certain property, etc. Each County charges a recording fee. This fee is based on the type of document and the number of pages of the document. This fee is in addition to any taxes (documentary stamp tax, etc.) that are due. Please contact your County Clerks Office (a/k/a County Recorder or Registry of Deeds) for their recording fees information. If you contact them by telephone tell them the type of the document as well as how many pages the document contains. You may also want to include a self-addressed stamped envelope, this should help get your documents back to you more quickly after they are Recorded. Many of these fees are listed on their websites. You may be able to access their sites by using the links below.     

REVIEW OF FEES AND ITEMS YOU WILL SEND FOR OFFICIAL RECORDING:

1. The documents (Example: Deeds)
2. Any forms necessary for Documentary Stamps. This form is not Recorded therefore no Recording fee is charged for this document)
3. Self-Addressed stamped envelope (may not be required, check with your County Offices)
4. FEE for and Documentary Stamp Tax amount due.
5. FEE for Recording the documents