how long is a deed valid for 
it depends a deed of trust as noted above works the same as a mortgage and has a time limit in which the money loaned for the property must be repaid in full at that time the trustee should take care of the paperwork to replace it with another deed that transfers the title to the owner 8 unless a deed has an expiration date on it it doesn t expire the bottom linedeeds are legal documents that transfer ownership of real property from one party to another containing essential information such as property descriptions parties involved and consideration exchanged they serve as tangible evidence of property ownership rights and obligations 