San Francisco
Deed Transfer
Adding a spouse, moving your San Francisco home into a trust, or transferring a unit without a sale? Title companies decline work like that — and one wrong filing can cloud a high-value title or trigger a needless transfer-tax bill. TruPoint prepares the right deed and e-records it at the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder the same business day for a flat $275 — no escrow, no attorney, no trip to City Hall.
Every Document We Prepare
- Grant · Quitclaim · Interspousal Transfer
- Trust Transfer · Correction Deed
- Deed of Trust (private financing)
- Easement · Easement Termination
- Notice of Mechanic’s Lien · Release of Lien
- Special Power of Attorney for Real Estate
- Affidavit — Death of Joint Tenant / Trustee
Recording a Deed in San Francisco
To transfer San Francisco property, you prepare the right document — grant, quitclaim, interspousal, or trust transfer — have it notarized, and record it with the San Francisco Office of the Assessor-Recorder at City Hall, together with a Transfer Tax Affidavit and a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report. San Francisco levies one of California’s highest transfer taxes, tiered with the property’s value, yet transfers into your own trust, between spouses, by gift, or in a divorce are generally exempt — but only when the document carries the correct exemption recital and the affidavit is filed. As a Registered Legal Document Assistant serving San Francisco, TruPoint Legal prepares the right document with that recital and e-records it the same day for a flat $275, so you never set foot in City Hall. Our San Francisco deed preparation and recording service covers quitclaim deeds, grant deeds, interspousal transfers, trust-transfer and transfer-on-death documents, and LLC and entity transfers across Pacific Heights, the Sunset, the Mission, and the rest of the city. Owners come to us ready to act — to add a spouse to title, remove an ex after a divorce, transfer ownership to a child, put a home in a living trust, or move a rental into an LLC — handled online, the same day, without an attorney or escrow. San Francisco quitclaim deeds, interspousal transfer deeds, and LLC and corporation deeds are prepared the same way — flat fee, recorded the same day. We also prepare deeds in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda counties.
A Registered LDA —
recording at City Hall, Room 190.
Four California licenses. Every document prepared personally.
Quinnie founded TruPoint to make California real estate paperwork accessible — especially for the post-closing transfers, easements, deeds of trust, and mechanic’s liens that escrow companies routinely turn away. Most LDAs prepare a narrow menu of estate forms. Quinnie’s real estate license and notary commission let TruPoint go further.
Personally trilingual in English and Vietnamese, with Spanish-speaking staff support. Since 2020, Quinnie has recorded deeds at every major California Assessor-Recorder office — from San Francisco City Hall to Los Angeles County and back.
Pick the deed you need —
we handle the rest.
Our San Francisco deed preparation service covers grant, quitclaim, interspousal, and trust-transfer filings — each one flat-fee, prepared at your direction, and submitted to the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder in 24–48 hours.
Grant Deed & Quitclaim
STANDARD OWNERSHIP TRANSFERS
Grant, quitclaim, and interspousal transfers prepared with the APN, situs, and PCOR required by the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder — and e-recorded to City Hall, Room 190.
Learn about deed transfer →
Trust Transfer Deed
FUND YOUR LIVING TRUST PROPERLY
An unfunded trust still sends your San Francisco home through probate. We prepare the trust transfer deed that actually moves real estate into the trust — plus the deed back out when the successor trustee needs it.
Learn about trust funding →
Easements, Liens & Deeds of Trust
WHAT OTHER LDAS WON’T PREPARE
Easement deeds, deeds of trust for private financing, special powers of attorney for real estate, notices of mechanic’s lien, and lien releases — recorded by the same San Francisco deadlines that govern attorneys.
Learn about deeds of trust →Three simple steps —
from intake to recorded.
Schedule a free consultation
Book online or call us. We review your property situation in English, Vietnamese, or Spanish, gather the documents you direct us to prepare, and confirm a flat fee in writing. As a Legal Document Assistant we follow your direction — we do not select your deed or give legal advice.
We prepare your document
We draft the document along with the PCOR and Transfer Tax Affidavit — pre-checked against San Francisco’s APN, situs, and margin rules. If you are in Santa Clara County, you can sign and notarize at our San Jose office and we e-record the same day.
Notarize, then we record
If you are outside Santa Clara County, we email your document for local notarization. Scan the signed original back to us — recording at the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder takes 1 hour to next day depending on county workload.
Real reviews from real clients.
She clearly explained the differences between each business structure so I could decide what was best. She got everything done within just a few hours! Highly recommended for business owners.
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They prepared each deed carefully and recorded all our deeds electronically. Every deed came back recorded properly. Excellent deed preparation service.
Regino M.Google Review · Nov 2025
Quinnie was amazing! She was super responsive and even worked late hours to make sure my legal papers were ready on time. Thanks to her expertise, I saved thousands of dollars.
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Common questions —
answered honestly.
Yes. We prepare every California deed type — grant, quitclaim, interspousal transfer, trust transfer, deed of trust, easement, correction, and entity transfer — for property located in San Francisco County, and we coordinate recording at the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder in City Hall, Room 190.
As a Registered & Bonded Legal Document Assistant (LDA #268), we can serve you whether or not your transfer involves a sale, escrow, or refinance.
Our flat fee for document preparation is $275, which covers any document type. County recording fees and any documentary transfer tax are separate government charges that we collect at intake and remit to the Assessor-Recorder on your behalf.
San Francisco tiers its documentary transfer tax by property value, and an exempt transfer avoids it entirely when the deed carries the correct recital. We confirm your full cost in writing before we begin, so there are no surprises.
Escrow companies only prepare and record deeds as part of a sale transaction with a buyer, seller, and lender involved. If you are funding a living trust, gifting property to family, removing an ex-spouse after divorce, moving property into an LLC, or recording an easement or lien — none of which involves a sale — escrow declines. Title companies also work county-by-county, so an owner with property in more than one county would need a separate company in each — TruPoint records in all 58 from one place.
That is the gap we fill as a Legal Document Assistant.
Yes. Unlike most LDAs, we also prepare and record easement deeds, deeds of trust (private financing instruments), notices of mechanic’s lien, special and durable powers of attorney for the sale or purchase of real estate, releases of lien, substitutions of trustee, and reconveyances — all at the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder’s office.
No. We handle the entire process from our San Jose office and submit electronically through approved e-recording partners. Santa Clara County clients can come in to sign and notarize at our office, and we e-record the same day.
If you are outside Santa Clara County, we email your document for local notarization — you scan the signed original back to us as soon as it’s notarized. Recording at the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder then takes 1 hour to next day depending on county workload.
San Francisco strictly requires the Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) and the situs (street address) on the face of the first page, along with the name and return address of the requesting party in the upper-left corner, a 3″×5″ blank area in the upper right for the recorder label, 8.5″×11″ paper, and the legal description of the property.
Deeds must be accompanied by a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (PCOR) and a Transfer Tax Affidavit. Missing any of these triggers rejection — which is exactly what we prevent.
If you are in Santa Clara County, you can sign and notarize at our San Jose office and we e-record your document the same day. If you are outside Santa Clara County, we email your document for local notarization — you scan the signed original back to us as soon as it’s notarized.
Once we have the scanned signed document, recording at the San Francisco Assessor-Recorder takes 1 hour to next day depending on county workload. Rush service is available.
Yes. Realtors regularly send post-closing transfers, family additions, LLC restructures, and trust-funding deeds our way because escrow won’t touch them after the sale closes. We offer a realtor referral program — call (408) 766-3532 to set up an account.
No. TruPoint is a Registered & Bonded Legal Document Assistant — LDA #268 in Santa Clara County. We prepare your documents at your specific direction, which is exactly why we can handle transfers that do not involve a sale, escrow, or lender.
Need a notary, loan signing, or apostille for your deed?
Our same-office partner Fingerscan Digital handles notary, mobile notary, loan signing for refinance scenarios, and apostille services from the same San Jose location — walk twenty feet across the lobby and finish your paperwork in one visit.
A Registered LDA in Santa Clara County —
recording across California.
Every credential below is independently verifiable. Click any link to confirm with the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder or CALDA directly.
TruPoint Legal LLC is a Registered and Bonded California Legal Document Assistant in Santa Clara County, LDA #268 (bond expiration March 17, 2027). Verify our registration on the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder website ↗ and view our active membership in the California Association of Legal Document Assistants (CALDA) ↗.
Get your deed
prepared and recorded.
Tell us about your San Francisco property. We’ll confirm a flat fee in writing and prepare your deed for signing — Santa Clara County clients can notarize at our office and e-record the same day, while out-of-county clients receive the deed by email for local notarization.