general warranty deed

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An instrument transferring ownership of real property, and which warrants—promises—that the seller has good title with no adverse claimants and that the seller will defend the title against other parties should that prove necessary. Contrast with special warranty deed, which simply promises that the seller has not done anything to cause a problem with the title. Contrast also with quitclaim deed, which makes no promises at all, but simply transfers any interest the seller might have, if anything.

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special warranty deed the usual covenants warranty deed			A general warranty deed provides a guarantee of good title not only by the seller, but back through the chain of title through all the previous owners of the property. Must Have Real Estate Principles for New Real Estate Investors by Chris Parks / Real estate industry community If you own real estate and sell it to a buyer under a general warranty deed, you can be liable to the buyer years later for some defect in the title that you didn''t even know about at the time you sold him the real estate, and you could end up having to pay the buyer up to the amount that he originally paid for the real estate, or in some cases the value of the land if it is more than what the buyer actually paid. Real Estate Law Damages for Breach of Warranty Covenants by A Seller by Bob Miles / Real estate industry community General Warranty Deeds are the most common type of property deeds. What Are Property Deeds? by SEOExpert / Real estate industry community			General cash offer General Collateral Financing Trades general contractor General Creditor General Depreciation System General Ledger general lien General Loan and Collateral Agreement General Mortgage General Obligation General Obligation Bond General Obligation Bonds General Order general partner general partnership General price level General Price Level Accounting General Revenue General Rule General Securities Registered Representative Examination General Services Administration General Straight-Line Depreciation System General Strike General Tariff General Utilities Doctrine general warranty deed generally accepted accounting principles Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Generation-Skipping Transfer or Trust Generic Generic Bond Generic Credit Spread Generic Market Generic Prices Generic Security Genetic Algorithms Gengetsu Gengetsukan Genka Hou Genka Shoukyaku Genkin Kessai Genkin Shugi Gensaki Gensaki Baibai Genson Gentlemen Prefer Bonds gentrification geodetic survey system geographic information system Geographic Risk Geometric mean return			General Utility Lattice Program General Utility Library Program General Utility Squadron General Utility, Deck and Engine General Value Shifting Regime general verdict general verdict General Vesting Declaration General View General Visceral Afferent General visceral afferent fibers General visceral efferent General Vision Services general visual inspection General Vo General Võ Nguyên Giáp General Vocational Rehabilitation Assessment General Voters Party General Wage Increase general war General War Plan General War Reserves General War Subsystem General Warning General warrant general warranty deed General Washington General Washington General Watch Officer General Watch segment General Water Consult Corp. General Web Group General Web Service General Weighted Average General Welding Specification General Welding Standard General welfare General welfare General Welfare Act General Welfare Committee General Well Being General Well-Being Scale General wesley clark General Weygand General Wholesale Beer Company General Wholesale Price Index General will General William Tecumseh Sherman General William Tecumseh Sherman General Wireless Communications Service General Wolfe General Word Processor Support General Workers Union

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