Title: Name the essential elements of a valid deed.
Course: Real Estate (12154) > Section: Examining Types of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust

Elements should include

- role of grantor
- role of grantee
- consideration
- granting clause
- legal description of real estate
- exceptions and reservations
- grantor signature
- acknowledgment.

DPOR correlation: 18VAC135-20-400. 5 (Deeds)

Process/Skill Questions:

- How is a title transferred by deed?
- Who is the grantor?
- What is the difference between valuable consideration and good consideration?
- What are examples of "words of conveyance"?
- Why must a grantor sign?