MBA 590 
Real Estate Analysis 
! College 
of Business Alfaisal 
UNIVERSITY
Chapter 3 
! 
Conveying Real 
Property Interests
Chapter 3 
! 
Conveying Real 
Property Interests
Issues 
complex bundle 
land history 
description
Deed 
conveyance document 
public record 
England 1677
grantor and grantee 
consideration 
words of conveyance 
Habendum clause 
exceptions and reservations 
description of land 
acknowledgment 
delivery
Grantor and Grantee 
giver and receiver 
only grantor need be 
competent and exist
Consideration 
unlike most contracts, 
not necessary
Words of 
Conveyance 
“does hereby grant, 
bargain, sell, and convey 
unto …”
Warranty Deed 
free of other claims 
! 
Quitclaim Deed 
no guarantee
Covenants 
Grantor insures 
seizin 
encumbrances 
enjoyment
Habendum Clause 
details of the rights 
types and limits
Exceptions and 
Reservations 
limits 
grantor may keep rights 
!
Description of Land 
unambiguous 
survey 
subdivision 
government lots 
!
GPS Laser Survey
Acknowledgement 
grantor signs 
notary or witness 
!
Delivery 
grantor must give 
to grantor 
! 
may use third party
Types of Deeds 
General warranty deed 
Special warranty deed 
Deed of bargain and sale 
Quitclaim deed 
Judicial deed
Clouded Title 
a claim that limits the 
marketability
Title Insurance 
protect against claims 
against the property 
! 
seller usually provides
Involuntary Deed 
probate 
bankruptcy 
divorce 
condemnation 
foreclosure
Involuntary Conveyance 
without a Deed 
easement by prescription 
! 
adverse possession
Involuntary Conveyance 
without a Deed 
easement by prescription 
! 
adverse possession
Five conditions 
hostile to owner 
actual use 
open and notorious 
continuous 
exclusive
Public records
Title 
title search 
chain of title 
title abstract 
professional researchers 
!
Land Descriptions 
metes and bounds 
point of beginning 
direction and distance 
!
Chain 
100 links 
66 feet
metes and bounds
subdivision plat
rectangle 
system
Summary 
complex bundle 
land history 
description

590 Chapter 3