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Therefore, the unrecorded deed runs the risk of being unenforceable should a later purchaser of the same property challenge your deed, especially if they've recorded their deed. This demonstrates the importance of making sure you record after a purchase of real property (land).

I want to get a copy of the deed to my land. How can I do that? Go to your Register of Deeds Office and look at the document there. Find your Register of Deeds in: Your phone book under county government. ... Look it up online. Many counties have their real property (land) records online. Go to the county website.

A property owner formally transfers North Carolina real estate to a new owner by signing a deed and recording it in the register of deeds office. North Carolina law recognizes several types of deeds an owner can use to transfer property during life.

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The deed must contain, at minimum, an identification of the grantor and grantee, consideration (usually the amount of money paid) and a legal description of the real estate. It may refer to the real estate by lot number as shown on a recorded plat or by a lengthy metes and bounds description prepared by a surveyor.

Deeds of trust and mortgages are a means of securing the payment of a debt or performance of an obligation. The debt may be established by promissory note, bond or other instrument. In North Carolina, a deed of trust or mortgage acts as a conveyance of the real estate.