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A quitclaim deed literally allows one person or legal entity to "quit their claim" on a piece of real estate. They are offering no guarantees that the title is clear, they are merely recording a deed stating that they release all legal claims on a property and transfer them to a grantee.

Include the agreed upon purchase price, down payment amount, interest rate and payment details. You should also outline the payment schedule and how and where payments are to be made. Besides monthly payments, you'll want to define if they will have to pay a final lump sum or balloon payment at the end of the term.

Both parties must sign the contract for it to be legally binding. In some cases, a real estate agent, auctioneer, or real estate broker may sign on behalf of one of the parties (with their consent).

Maryland law requires all deeds to include the names of the grantor (the seller) and grantee (the buyer), a description of the property, and the interest that you intend to convey. All deeds must be recorded with the Department of Land Records in the county where the property is located.

A Maryland quit claim deed is used to transfer property in Maryland from one person to another. Unlike a warranty deed, the quit claim does not include any guarantee as to the title. The seller is merely transferring whatever interest he may or may not have in the property to the buyer.

All alterations to the deed must be authenticated by the signatures of all the parties against each amendment made. If a plan to the original deed is amended, then all the parties should re-sign the plan. If a new plan is substituted for an existing plan in the original deed , all the parties should sign the new plan.