My wife and I are buying a house in California. We are presented with choices as to how to hold the title: Community Property, Community Property with Right of Survivorship, Joint Tenancy, and Tenancy in Common. I was given a one-page summary grid by the title company that discusses the differences each method has in different areas such as Parties, Division, Title, Possession, Conveyance, Death, and Successor Status. The problem is, we don't really understand the differences because the terms and explanations are written in legalese. Can somebody explain in simple lay terms what the differences are? And which methods are more applicable and/or more common to husband and wife? We are both "average" in the sense that we work full time, share our incomes equally, our incomes are close to each other, plan to contribute to the house equally, we have no past financial or legal issues or troubles, etc. Thanks in advance for any advice.