Adding someone to a deed

[tjfree]

What is the name of your state? Arkansas

I currently own a home and want to ADD my girlfriend to the deed (not sign the deed completely over to her). There are several types of quitclaim forms on the internet (i.e. individual to individual, individual to two individuals, etc.). I'm unsure which one to use. Can you please provide some advice?

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? Arkansas

I currently own a home and want to ADD my girlfriend to the deed (not sign the deed completely over to her). There are several types of quitclaim forms on the internet (i.e. individual to individual, individual to two individuals, etc.). I'm unsure which one to use. Can you please provide some advice?

**A: why would you want to do such a thing?

 

[tjfree]

Love makes you do funny things! She and I are buying a new house together with both names on the new deed. We will be keeping my house as a rental and want both names on the deed to take advantage of better home owners insurance through her 'members only' insurance company. We both pay mortgage on both properties.

 

[HomeGuru]

Love makes you do funny things! She and I are buying a new house together with both names on the new deed. We will be keeping my house as a rental and want both names on the deed to take advantage of better home owners insurance through her 'members only' insurance company. We both pay mortgage on both properties.

**A: you want both names on the deed just to save a few hundred bucks on insurance?

 

[tjfree]

Well, that, and as I said before, we are purchasing these homes together and paying for them jointly. We both consider these homes to be jointly owned. (If it makes you feel any better, I recently refinanced my house and there is essentially no equity in the home). If I die, I wouldn't want her ownership of either home contested by anyone related to me and vice versa. We have wills leaving everything to each other but, hopefully, this is just another way to ensure ownership rights.

Now, can you just please advise me on the quitclaim deed?

 

[HomeGuru]

Well, that, and as I said before, we are purchasing these homes together and paying for them jointly. We both consider these homes to be jointly owned. (If it makes you feel any better, I recently refinanced my house and there is essentially no equity in the home). If I die, I wouldn't want her ownership of either home contested by anyone related to me and vice versa. We have wills leaving everything to each other but, hopefully, this is just another way to ensure ownership rights.

Now, can you just please advise me on the quitclaim deed?

**A: yes, of course. Hire a real estate attorney.

 

[spookyfingers]

And there you have the biggest problem with the internet.

Couldn't just answer your question, had to question your question.

I'm surprised that he didn't pick on your punctuation.

 

[justalayman]

Couldn't just answer your question, had to question your question.

I'm surprised that he didn't pick on your punctuation.

and you registered to comment on a 7 year old thread?