Title and deed are related but not the same. Title is the legal ownership of real estate — the set of rights to use, possess, and dispose of the property. A deed is the written instrument that actually transfers that title from one party to another; it’s signed by the seller (the grantor), delivered to the buyer (the grantee), and recorded with the county to put the public on notice of the new ownership. A simple way to keep them straight: you “hold title,” but you “receive a deed.” Different deed types — warranty, special warranty, quitclaim — transfer title with different levels of guarantee about its quality, but the deed is always the vehicle and title is always the destination.