Recording a Deed or Document in Benzie, MI

Can you e-record in Benzie?

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

How to record a document in Benzie, Michigan

1. Prepare the document so it meets Benzie 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 Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Benzie County Register of Deeds at Benzie County Government Center, 448 Court Place, Suite 202, Beulah, MI 49617.
4. Pay the recording fee ($30.00 flat fee (all documents regardless of page count, inclusive of Remonumentation/Automation fees) first / Included in flat fee; $3.00 per additional instrument assigned/discharged add'l (+Copies $1.00/page; certification $5.00/document; tax certificate from Treasurer required for certain deed types)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Benzie

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 Benzie 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.