Start your property deed transfer — from anywhere in California.
Every common California property document, prepared with the right exemption language and electronically recorded the same business day. Flat $275 standard, $400 entity. The intake questionnaire takes about 10 minutes and there’s no payment to start — we review what you sent, email a secure payment link to confirm the fee, then begin preparation.
No payment required to start the intake. After you submit, we review what you sent, send a secure payment link to confirm the flat fee, and begin preparation.
Flat-fee pricing
Published prices. Confirmed before work begins. No hourly billing, no surprise invoices.
All fees confirmed before work begins. Some California cities impose an additional city transfer tax on top of county recording fees. After we review your intake we send a payment link to confirm the exact total before preparation starts.
Reassessment warning: One wrong filing on a California home can reset your Prop 13 base year — permanently raising property tax by $8,000 to $25,000 every year depending on the county and property value. The correct exemption recital keeps qualifying transfers at $0.
What it costs and how it works
TruPoint Legal’s online property deed transfer is a flat-fee preparation and same-day e-recording service for all 58 California counties. You complete the intake questionnaire and LDA contract in about 10 minutes — no payment is collected at the form. We review the details, send a secure payment link to confirm the flat fee, and then prepare the document to the county Clerk-Recorder’s format with the correct California exemption recital. The signed original is electronically submitted to the county the same business day we receive it.
Standard preparation is a flat $275; entity work for LLCs, corporations, or partnerships is $400. Same-day e-recording is a $50 add-on, never bundled into the preparation fee. County recording is roughly $65 for an owner-occupied home and $145 for an investment or rental property (the higher figure includes the $75 SB2 housing fee where it applies). Documentary transfer tax and any applicable city transfer tax are pass-through — spousal, parent-to-child, and trust-funding situations are typically fully exempt with the right recital language on the document.
California attorneys typically charge $1,000 to $2,500 for the same paperwork, plus consultation. A wrong filing — missing exemption language, the wrong document type, or a misnamed grantee — can permanently reset your Prop 13 base year and trigger city transfer tax billed in full instead of zero. The fix is usually a correction filing and an Assessor appeal: weeks of work the correct recital prevents up front.
Prepared by Quinnie Do, Registered Legal Document Assistant #268, Santa Clara County (verify .gov ↗) — Commissioned California Notary Public and Registered IRS Tax Preparer. Trilingual service in English, Tiếng Việt, and Español.
From intake to recorded transfer — four steps
No payment is collected at the intake questionnaire. We review what you sent first, send a secure payment link to confirm the flat fee, then begin preparing the deed. Most signed documents e-record the same business day we receive the original.
Choose your form & complete the intake
Pick the questionnaire that matches the document you need, then fill it out and sign the LDA contract online — about 10 minutes. Tell us the property, what you need recorded, who is on title now, and who will be on title after.
We review & send a payment link
We check the intake, confirm the exemption your situation qualifies for, and email a secure payment link with the confirmed flat fee and any applicable add-ons. No surprises — the total is set before we start.
We prepare the document
Once payment is received we draft the document to the county Clerk-Recorder format with the correct California exemption recital, complete the Preliminary Change of Ownership Report, and prepare any required BOE exclusion forms.
Sign & same-day e-recording
Sign before a California notary (our San Jose office or a mobile notary). With the same-day e-recording add-on we submit to your county the same business day we receive the original, and email the recorded copy back.
Pick the type that matches your situation
Standard preparation is a flat $275 for any of the documents below; entity work is $400. The intake questionnaire asks you to identify your situation and the document you need. We prepare and record it from there.
Grant Deed
Transfer ownership from one party to another with a limited warranty of title. The most common document in California real estate transfers.
Quitclaim Deed
Transfer whatever interest you hold to another party with no warranty — common between family members, in divorce, or to clear title.
Quitclaim page →Interspousal Transfer Deed
Add or remove a spouse on title. Exempt from Proposition 13 reassessment and from documentary transfer tax with the correct spousal recital.
Interspousal page →Trust Transfer Deed
Move your California home into or out of your revocable living trust so it passes outside probate. Generally exempt from reassessment and transfer tax.
Trust transfer page →Entity Deed (LLC or Corporation)
Move rental or investment property into an LLC, corporation, or partnership. Proportional-ownership recital applied so the transfer qualifies for the reassessment exclusion. $400 flat.
Entity option →Correction Deed
Fix errors in a previously recorded deed — misspelled grantor or grantee names, incorrect legal descriptions, or wrong parcel numbers.
Affidavits
Affidavit of Death of Joint Tenant, Affidavit of Death of Trustee, or Change of Trustee — recorded to update the public record without a new deed transfer.
Quick answers before you start
Five common questions about pricing, the intake-to-payment workflow, and recording timelines. If your situation isn’t covered, schedule a free consultation and we’ll walk through it.
How much does it cost to prepare a property deed in California?
A standard California property transfer is a flat $275 from TruPoint Legal, or $400 for an entity transfer (LLC, corporation, or partnership). Same-day e-recording is a separate $50 add-on. County recording runs about $65 for an owner-occupied home or $145 for a rental or investment property. By comparison, California attorneys typically bill $1,000 to $2,500 for the same paperwork.
Do I need to pay anything to start the intake questionnaire?
No. The intake questionnaire and LDA contract are free to complete and take about 10 minutes. After you submit, we review your transfer details, confirm the exemption your transfer qualifies for, and email you a secure payment link with the flat fee and any applicable add-ons. Preparation only begins after payment is received — so the total is confirmed before any work starts.
What happens after I submit the intake questionnaire?
Within one business day we review your intake, confirm the exemption your transfer qualifies for, and email a secure payment link with the flat fee plus any applicable add-ons (such as e-recording, title search, or a BOE exclusion form). Once payment is received we prepare the document to your county Clerk-Recorder format, complete the Preliminary Change of Ownership Report, and send it for signature. With the same-day e-recording add-on it records the same business day we receive the signed original.
How long does it take to e-record a California deed?
Most documents are prepared within one to three business days of payment. Once you sign the original before a California notary and return it to us, the same-day e-recording add-on submits to your county Clerk-Recorder through the California ERDS system the same business day — typically returned recorded within an hour to the next business day. We email you the recorded copy.
Can a Legal Document Assistant prepare a California property deed instead of an attorney?
Yes. A California Registered Legal Document Assistant authorized to submit through ERDS can prepare and electronically record property deeds at the client’s direction. TruPoint Legal is LDA #268, Santa Clara County, registered and bonded, and records in all 58 California counties. Attorneys typically charge $1,000 to $2,500 for the same paperwork; TruPoint’s standard deed is a flat $275.
Services also available in Tiếng Việt · Español · We speak English
Or browse by deed type or county
If you’d rather read more about a specific deed type or county before starting the intake, here are the most-visited pages. For an overview of every California deed type and our same-day e-recording, see the main deed transfer & recording hub.
Interspousal Transfer Deed
Adding or removing a spouse on title. Exempt from reassessment and most city transfer taxes with the right recital.
Spousal transfers →Trust Transfer Deed
Fund your living trust by recording the deed that moves your California home into it — outside probate.
Fund a trust →LLC & Corporation Deed
Move rental or investment property into an LLC or corporation without triggering reassessment.
Entity transfers →Quitclaim Deed
Transfer whatever interest you hold — common between family, in divorce, or to clear title.
Quitclaim option →Santa Clara County
Same flat $275, same-day e-recording with the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder.
South Bay →Alameda County
Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont — flat $275 with the right exemption recital and same-day e-recording.
East Bay →Ready to record your California property document?
Complete the intake questionnaire and LDA contract online in about 10 minutes — no payment due now. We review, send a secure payment link to confirm the flat fee, then prepare and e-record it for you.