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The cost of transfer taxes in South Dakota is $0.50/$500 of the home's sale value. Most real estate transfers will be charged this tax, but there are some exceptions. Exceptions include, but are not limited to, transfers between spouses, foreclosure, distribution of estates, divorces, or pure gifts.

A contract for deed is a contract where the seller remains the legal owner of the property and the buyer makes monthly payments to the seller to buy the house. The seller remains the legal owner of the property until the contract is paid.

Signing Requirements for South Dakota Deeds. A South Dakota deed must include the current owner's original signature. The owner's signature should be dated. A deed transferring real estate owned by two or more owners must include all co-owners' signatures?unless only one owner is transferring an interest.

A South Dakota transfer-on-death deed?often called a TOD deed?is a written legal document that transfers property to one or more beneficiaries named in the document on the death of the owner. South Dakota TOD deeds were first authorized by the South Dakota Real Property Transfer on Death Act in 2014.

The deed could get complicated, and its validity contested if it is not recorded correctly or if the legal criteria are not met. If there is no provision for a contingent beneficiary, the transfer on the death deed is rendered ineffective if the named beneficiary passes away before the property owner.

A contract for deed is a contract where the seller remains the legal owner of the property and the buyer makes monthly payments to the seller to buy the house. The seller remains the legal owner of the property until the contract is paid.