Modifying Promissory Note and Deed of Trust. To transfer a property title deed in Texas, you will need a properly prepared deed as follows: The deed must be in writing.To transfer real estate (also called real property) into your living trust, you must prepare and sign a new deed, transferring ownership. Case data from June 1986 to present are online, and images of redacted documents from December 2005 to present are online. A Deed of Trust is typically used in combination with a Promissory Note or Mortgage Agreement which sets out the amount and terms of the loan agreement. ROBERT TRAVIS V. NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, No. 16-55388 (9th Cir. 2018) case opinion from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Deed of Trust to Secure Assumption of Mortgage – This real estate document is used if the mortgage will remain in the names of both spouses. If there is a properly prepared and probated Will, the property of the deceased person passes to the person or persons named in the Will. In a wraparound, the seller-lender receives a wrap deed of trust that facilitates foreclosure if the buyer-borrower defaults in payment of the wrap note.