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Title and deed
Good morning, can anyone please explain the difference between a title and deed? If I take out a mortgage do I get a deed but not the title till I pay the house off? See my confusion? Who holds the deed and who holds the title? Which one is more important?
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In CA, after recording, you can run the grant deed through a shredder if you want.