The Recorder of Deeds is located at 1101 4th Street, SW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20024, and is open from 9 am to 3 pm for purposes of recording a deed. This section explains when a real estate excise tax affidavit is required for the transfer of real property.Mediation MUST be requested between the time you receive the Notice of Default and no later than twenty days after the Notice of Trustee Sale is recorded. If you need the complete legal description, you may need to locate deeds that reference the property. Finding Recording Numbers. We accept cash, check (made out to "Thurston County Auditor"), and credit cards for payment. Do not fill in any information on the Deed of Trust. The responsibility of the County Recorder's Office is to accept real estate documents for filing and to maintain a permanent archive of recorded documents.