A grant deed is a document that is created for the purpose of transferring real estate property from one person or entity to another. Every person or entity involved is required to sign it, and then it is validated by a Notary Public. It is necessary to have the grant deed notarized to ensure that it is not forged. Also, by notarizing the deed, it is guaranteed that each party is, in fact, who
. they represented to be. Some states will use a warrant deed, or a quit claim deed in lieu of the grant deed. You can find more information about each of these documents by visiting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_deed
