Property Lifecycle

Tokenizing your land is what unlocks the rest: once a property is a token you can sell it or borrow against it, and adding it takes about 10 minutes of your time. The lifecycle below is the same for every property: add it to Fabrica (tokenize it), use it onchain (on the Ethereum blockchain), and, if necessary, remove it back to the legacy system. Start by checking whether your property can be added: what is available depends on the property, its jurisdiction, completed setup and its Property checks.

Owner checklist

The short list of what an owner sets up and keeps current. Each line links to the page with the details.

Before you add a property

Check whether your property can be added. What is available depends on the property, its jurisdiction, completed setup and its Property checks.
Know what it costs. Adding a property has no charge today; you authorize a one-time setup fee that is collected only when you first sell, borrow, or use the property in another app. See Fees.

Once your token is issued

Keep your contact details current. County mail, including tax bills, goes to the trust and is forwarded to the email on your account, which needs the wallet holding the token connected. See Mail forwarding.
Pay property taxes yourself, on schedule. Taxes remain the owner's responsibility, and unpaid taxes can cause a Property check to fail. See Property obligations.
Keep the setup fee authorization in place. If it lapses, the property is hidden from the marketplace and cannot be borrowed against until you renew it. See Fees.
Carry the insurance the land needs. Liability and property coverage are the owner's choice and responsibility. See Property obligations.
Watch your Property checks. Failed checks may affect your ability to sell the property or borrow against it. See Property checks.

Plan for the things that go wrong

Lost wallet access. The trust has a self-service recovery process (a recorded notice and a 90-day Quiet Period) that does not need Fabrica. See Token recovery.
Death of the owner. Decide how your heirs would reach the wallet, and talk to an estate planning attorney about the beneficial interest. See Death and estate planning.

When you use the property

Selling: see Selling. Borrowing: see Lending and, before you sign, Loan defaults. Leaving Fabrica: see Remove a Property.

The Three Stages

Stage	Description
Add a Property	Upgrade a property onchain here: https://fabrica.land/go
Onchain	Transfer, trade, or use the token as collateral
Remove a Property	Redeem the token back to traditional ownership

Add a Property (Tokenization)

Adding a property converts traditional ownership into an onchain NFT through title review, legal wrapper creation, and token issuance.

Key steps: Property submission → Title review → Identity verification → Legal wrapper creation → Document signing → Recording → Token issuance

Learn more about adding a property →

Onchain (Transfers)

Once issued, the property NFT can be transferred, used as collateral, held, or utilized within other onchain applications and protocols. Ownership transfers occur entirely onchain without traditional deed recordings.

Transfer types: Direct wallet transfers, marketplace sales, DeFi collateralization

Learn more about Onchain Transfers →

Remove a Property (Redemption)

Removing a property converts onchain ownership back to traditional real estate ownership by burning (permanently destroying) the token and transferring the title.

Key steps: Initiation → Document preparation → Token burn → Title transfer → Entity dissolution

Learn more about removing a property →

Validation Throughout

Throughout all stages, validators continuously verify property claims, update Property checks, and maintain metadata.