Real Estate
Limited Real Estate Power of Attorney
Authorize one person to handle one property matter for you, for a limited time, with the powers you name and nothing more.
Available product levels
Self-Guided Legal Forms
$5.99Direct-edit form for straightforward transactions.
When to use this document
- You cannot attend a closing and need someone to sign for you
- A single, defined property task while you are away
- Authorising a spouse or relative for one transaction only
Information you will need
- Your details and the person you are authorising
- The property, identified precisely
- The specific powers granted, and any powers withheld
- When the authority starts and when it expires
- Whether the document will be recorded, and the governing state
What you receive
- A Limited Real Estate Power of Attorney
- Principal signature block and notary acknowledgment
- Completion, notarisation, and recording instructions
- PDF and editable DOCX export
Special situations
- This will normally need notarising, and usually recording in the county where the property sits, before a title company will accept it.
- Confirm with the closing agent in advance that the form is acceptable. Some states prescribe statutory wording, and some companies have their own requirements.
- Give it an expiry date. An open-ended power of attorney is harder to unwind than one that closes itself.
- If the transaction is complex, involves multiple properties, or needs authority over funds, use the full Real Estate Power of Attorney instead.
Jurisdiction
Power of attorney form requirements, witnessing, notarisation, and recording are set by state and county. This document reproduces no state's prescribed wording and states no fee or deadline.
Frequently asked questions
Does it need to be notarised?
Almost certainly, and it usually needs recording in the county where the property is located before a title company will accept a signature made under it. Check with the county recorder before closing day.
How is this different from the full real estate power of attorney?
This one covers a single defined matter with limited powers and a short life. The full version handles multiple properties, co-agents and successors, authority over funds, dollar thresholds, and broader transaction authority.
When does it end?
On the expiry date you set, on revocation, or on your death. Setting an expiry is worth doing — authority that closes itself is easier to manage than authority you have to remember to cancel.
How do I cancel it?
Revoke it in writing and, if it was recorded, record the revocation in the same county. Telling your agent is not enough, because a third party relying on the recorded document has no way to know.
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Last reviewed July 29, 2026.