Own California property out of state?
Sign where you live

Yes, you can transfer California property while living in another state, and you do not need to travel. TruPoint Legal prepares the deed, you sign it before a notary where you live, and we e-record it with the California county where the property sits. Most deeds are prepared from $325, and California accepts notarizations completed in every other U.S. state.

A notary in any U.S. state can notarize a California deed, as long as they follow their own state’s rules. We include the California all-purpose acknowledgment certificate with your signing packet, so your local notary has the exact wording California recorders expect. You scan the signed deed back, and we handle the recording.

Many owners sign with a remote online notary over video. California recognizes remote online notarizations performed by notaries commissioned in states that authorize them, so an owner in Texas, Florida, or another remote-notary state can sign without visiting an office. Ask us before you book, and we will confirm the format your county will accept.

Owners living abroad usually sign before a U.S. consular officer at an embassy or consulate, or before a local notary with an apostille where that country participates in the Apostille Convention. We prepare the deed and send country-appropriate signing instructions. Once the signed original reaches us, we e-record it with the California county.

Most deeds TruPoint Legal prepares for out-of-state owners are $325, including quitclaim, grant, trust transfer, and affidavit of death documents. An LLC or corporation deed is $400, and a trustee’s deed or full reconveyance is $500. County recording fees and any add-ons are listed before you order, and nothing is charged by the hour.

Deeds are usually ready for your signature within one to two business days after we receive your information. Once your notarized deed reaches us, we e-record it with the California county, typically the same business day. Most out-of-state owners finish in about one week, depending on how soon they reach a notary.

Yes, an out-of-state owner can move a California rental into an LLC or corporation without traveling. TruPoint Legal prepares the entity deed for $400, including the proportional-ownership statement that supports a property tax reassessment exclusion, and e-records it. You sign before a notary where you live. Questions about loans, insurance, or taxes belong with your lender and CPA.

Yes. A surviving joint tenant, spouse, or successor trustee can record an affidavit of death from anywhere. TruPoint Legal prepares the affidavit for $325; you sign before a notary where you live and attach a certified death certificate. We e-record it so title shows the current owner before a sale, refinance, or new lease.

A paid-off private loan stays on title until a full reconveyance is recorded. TruPoint Legal prepares the substitution of trustee and full reconveyance for $500, the beneficiary signs before a notary where they live, and we e-record it with the county. That clears the old deed of trust so the property can sell or refinance.

Yes, we prepare the new deed from the current recorded deed. If you do not have a copy, you can order a recorded deed copy for $30 or a property and vesting profile for $75 before you start. Those reports are a separate fee from the deed itself, and they arrive by email, usually the same business day.

Yes. TruPoint Legal LLC is a Registered and Bonded California Legal Document Assistant (LDA #268, Santa Clara County), and our Nevada company, TruPoint LLC, is a registered and bonded Nevada Document Preparation Service under NRS 240A. Both companies are registered in California and Nevada. If you hire anyone else for property in another state, check that they are registered in the state where the property is located.