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Recording a Deed or Document in Bailey County, TX
Bailey County (population 6,903) records real-property documents through the Bailey County Clerk (Irene Espinoza). Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Bailey County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Bailey County Clerk (Irene Espinoza)
- Mailing address
- Bailey County Courthouse, 300 South 1st Street, Suite #200, Muleshoe, TX 79347
- Phone
- 806-272-3044 (fax 806-272-3538)
- Checks payable to
- Commonly 'Bailey County Clerk')
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Bailey County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (per Local Government Code 291.008(d), effective Jan 1, 2024; $1.00 document filing fee repealed by SB 1612)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bailey County Clerk (Irene Espinoza) before you mail a check.
What Bailey County requires
- Submission & return
- Return process not detailed)
Can you e-record in Bailey County?
Bailey County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Bailey County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Bailey County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Bailey County Clerk (Irene Espinoza).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Commonly 'Bailey County Clerk').
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Bailey County
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 Bailey County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Bailey County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.