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Where can I get a blank one of these to fill out and get notarized?

Your normal closing attorney should be able to help. Thats who I get to do mine.

Be careful who you get one from. There is a new format that all Chancery Clerks are requring now. It looks different from the old ones. The margins and everything are different and the indexing instructions, etc. are on the front page now.

esquire wrote:Be careful who you get one from. There is a new format that all Chancery Clerks are requring now. It looks different from the old ones. The margins and everything are different and the indexing instructions, etc. are on the front page now.

So is there any chance of getting a blank one that I can type in myself or is this something I have to get a lawyer to draw up specifically for my transaction?

Well, it's like insurance spend a relatively small amount now or take the chance on spending a lot of money later. You might get by not talking to an attorney and just using a form, but if something goes wrong it can get real expensive real fast. Real estate is very critical work and generally the smallest things matter.

Drawing up a deed, forming an LLC, etc. is more involved than just filling out the box if you want it done properly and you want to protect yourself as completely as possible. Just filing the proper paperwork may or may not accomplish what you want...and it costs a lot less to do something right the first time than to fix a mistake later. (stepping down from my soapbox)

Had an attorney friend tell me once he had a client who used one of those websites to get legal forms from. Ended up costing him a lot more in the end to fix what he messed up than if he had used an attorney the first time.

farmerc83 wrote:

esquire wrote:Be careful who you get one from. There is a new format that all Chancery Clerks are requring now. It looks different from the old ones. The margins and everything are different and the indexing instructions, etc. are on the front page now.

So is there any chance of getting a blank one that I can type in myself or is this something I have to get a lawyer to draw up specifically for my transaction?

If you lived closer to Cleveland I could do it for you. I would go ahead and get a lawyer to do it. I have had to correct a bunch of mistakes made by people trying to do it themselves. You can get a lawyer to do it for $100-$150. I wouldn't pay more than that.

Get an attorney to do it... There are alot of terms in a deed that most do not understand. It will be a well spent $100 or $150. Just wondering if you ware wanting a warrant deed or quitclaim deed? I know you said quitclaim deed but you need to be sure espcially if you are recieving the property.

If you don't have a good RE attorney already, pm me and I will send you a good one.

If you want to see what the on-line forms look like, in an individual to individual format ...

http://www.uslegalforms.com/ms/MS-02-77.htm

There are many other forms available on that site. Not sure but there may be info on self service open heart surgery too. Don't do that either.

I've seen more screw ups with legal descriptions being wrong than anything else. Calls for opposite directions than intended where the property doesn't "close" as we call it. Basically all the description outlines is a property line that just meanders around and doesn't block off anything.

Just another horror story for why you should get an attorney.

Thanks for the advice guys. I'll be looking up an attorney.