What a deed is, and where the copy lives

<p>A deed is the paper that says who holds a piece of property. It is not a mortgage, and it is not a tax bill. It names the property and the people on it.</p><blockquote>File the scan you already have. The vault stores it. It does not tell you whether the deed is valid.</blockquote><p>Households often keep the deed in a safe, a folder from closing, or an email from a title company. If a spouse cannot put a hand on it in a week, it is not filed.</p><ul><li>The legal description of the property</li><li>The names as they appear on the document</li><li>The county recorder or office printed on the page</li><li>The date the document was recorded, if it shows one</li></ul><p>Attach the person responsible for that property and a phone number you would actually call. If the page is faded, upload the photo anyway. A flag is better than a missing file.</p><p>Rixons does not draft a deed, review a chain of title, or say what you should sign. It keeps the copy you uploaded where the household can find it.</p>