2. Transfer
› Deeds
Essential Elements for a Valid Deed
Writing
Competent Grantor/Identifiable Grantee
Sufficient Legal Description
Granting Clause
Signed by the Grantor
Delivery and Acceptance
Review - Deeds
3. Transfer
› Deeds
Types of Deeds
General Warranty Deed
Special Warranty Deed
Deed without Warranty
Quitclaim Deed
Special Use Deeds
4. Transfer
› Contract for Deed
› Operation of Law
Foreclosure
Non-Judicial Foreclosure
Judicial Foreclosure
Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
Partition Action
Bankruptcy
5. Transfer
› Operation of Law
Quiet Title Action
Tax Sale
Execution Sale
Eminent Domain
Condemnation
Inverse Condemnation
6. Wills & Trusts
› Wills
Types of Wills
Attested Will
Holographic Will
How Wills are Changed
Disinheriting a Relative
Revocation of a Will
Probate
7. Wills & Trusts
› Trusts
Advantages of a Trust
Disadvantages of a Trust
Types of Trusts
Intestate Succession
Adverse Possession
› Requirements for Adverse Possession
3-Year Statute
5-Year Statute
10-Year Statute
25-Year Statute
Tacking
8. Natural Causes
Evidence of Title
› Title Commitment
› Title Insurance
Types of Title Insurance Policies
Owners’ Policies
Loan Policy
Title Insurance Coverage
What a Title Policy Covers
What a Title Policy Does Not Cover
9. Importance of Recording
› Recording Process
› Effect of Recording
› Priorities in Recording
10. Evidence of Title
› Title Insurance
Regulation of the Title Insurance Industry
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
Undisclosed Rebates or Kickbacks
Selection of Title Company
Limitation on the Amount of Funds in an Escrow Account
Settlement Statement
Controlled Business Arrangements
Texas Department of Insurance
Premiums
Rebates Prohibited
