What is a Quit Claim Deed Mortgage?
Quit claim deed is a kind of legal document that helps to transfer the interest of the real property from one person to another. It simply means quitting or transferring the interested in real property. The person who transfers his or her interest of the property is called the Grantor and the person who gets the interest of the property is called the Grantee. There are other legal documents that are used to transfer property interest like Warranty deed or Grant deed.
This kind of deed is generally used to transfer property between the family members and friends. The Grantor has to sign the deed to transfer his or her interest of the property but the grantee does not need to sign the deed. To make the Quit Claim deed legal or valid the deed needs to be notarized and stamped in the county Notary Office. One can fill the quit claim deed on his own as this is very easy and simple but it is better to do it by any notary officer as they are the experts and you can avoid mistakes.
There are some limitations in the Quit claim deed. The quit claim deed only transfer the interest of the real property that the Grantor has to the Grantee. It does not assure that the property is lien free. That means it does not transfer the mortgage debt to the grantee. That is why people does not prefer to use this deed in the time of selling or buying any property. Warranty deed is the safest deed to use to sell or buy property. Some people also use the Grant deed to sell or buy property as this also assures that title of the property free from all kind of liens like the Warranty deed.