Recording a Deed or Document in Alpena, MI

Can you e-record in Alpena?

Yes. Alpena accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Alpena, Michigan

1. Prepare the document so it meets Alpena formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through CSC, or by mail to Alpena County Register of Deeds at 720 W. Chisholm Street, Suite 4, Alpena, MI 49707.
4. Pay the recording fee ($30.00 flat fee per document (regardless of page count) first / No per-page fee; flat $30 includes Remonumentation and ROD Automation fees add'l (+$3.00 per additional instrument assigned/discharged; $5.00 tax certificate fee (Treasurer, required before recording warranty deed/land contract/assignment/master deed of condo); state/county transfer tax on consideration)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Alpena

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Alpena property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.