Title is the manner in which real and personal property are owned.
Title may be proven by certificate, deed, bill of sale, contract, or other document. Titles can affect how property is transferred, who will get it, and the eventual costs of estate settlement and taxes. Results depend on the way the property is owned. Each ownership method has advantages and disadvantages and must be weighed in light of specific estate management goals. Real property is land and whatever is erected, growing on, or affixed to the land.