Property Deed Transfer in San Francisco —
Recorded Same Day.

Yes. We prepare every California deed type — grant deed, 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 deed preparation is $275, which covers any deed type. San Francisco County base recording fees start at $14 for the first page plus a $75 Building Homes and Jobs Act fee per parcel per title.

If documentary transfer tax applies (no exemption), it is $7.50 per $1,000 of value combined city/county. 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.

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 deed 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 deed the same day. If you are outside Santa Clara County, we email your deed for local notarization — you scan the signed original back to us as soon as it's notarized.

Once we have the scanned signed deed, 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. TrustPoint is a Registered & Bonded Legal Document Assistant — LDA #268 in Santa Clara County. We prepare documents at your direction. We do not provide legal advice or representation. If you need legal counsel, please consult a licensed California attorney.