Top 10 Reasons to Check Your Property Title Search

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Top 10 Reasons to Check Your Property Title Search

The real estate "bubble" market of the past 5 years has caused millions of documents to be recorded on property titles. This volume has increased the number of errors, and opened loopholes for document fraud. Because of this, more homeowners are becoming interested in checking their property title records, like they might check a vehicle history or their credit report. We are more often finding some common title errors. When clients check the title search on their property, they are often surprised to find old liens, incorrect ownership, and even mortgages taken out without their knowledge.

1. Unreleased mortgages
Even though the financial account for a prior refinanced mortgage may be paid off, the lender also has to file a lien release with the county records office to remove the old mortgage from your property title.

The extreme volume of mortgage refinance activity over the past 5 years has resulted in lenders becoming less careful in filing these documents.

Who may have placed a lien on your property?

Contractors
Builders
Ex-spouse
Business partner
Employer
Materials delivery
Government (County, State, Federal)
Lawsuit
Personal credit issuer
Zoning department

2. Incorrect liens
Liens can become recorded on a property due to county clerk error, or misfiling of property tax payments.

3. Property vesting - family events
A title search will show the current ownership structure, if it is owned individually, jointly, as tenants-in-common, tenants by entireties, or even as a corporation. A death in the family, or divorce are also reasons to verify title search records.

4. Document fraud
Increasingly, criminals are using property records fraud to commit financial crimes, and identity theft, without notice to the property owner.

5. Prior property owner records
The gap between the contract and closing dates allows a loophole where liens or mortgages from a prior owner may not be cleared from property records.

6. Assessed property value
The counties assessed value may not represent the true taxable value of property in today's changing market, resulting in an inflated tax bill.

7. Deed copy
A title search will provide a stamped recorded copy of the property deed, which can be valuable as proof of ownership, or residency.

8. Other party mortgages
By using loopholes in the recording system, third parties can take out a mortgage against one property and have it recorded against another property, resulting in a lien on the title.

9. Pre-purchase research
The title search shows the original purchase price and date of the current owner, listing mortgages and liens. The buyer knows the sellers current financial situation before making an offer.

10. After sale verification
After purchasing a property, the title search is checked, to verify that the correct names are on the title, and that all records are recorded properly.

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Deed Search - $39.95

Deed document information with current owner, prior owner (Grantor/Grantee), sales price, tax account and financial data, assessed value, abridged legal description, ownership vesting, APN#, document book/page information. Foreclosure status may also be indicated if reported electronically.

Full Search - $99.95

Complete property title documents performed by a professional title abstractor, using the official government title records. We use real government records, not electronic data or internet records. Our title abstractors perform thousands of title searches for banks, attorneys, title insurers, government agencies, and investors. Our title searches are always professional industry quality reports. Document copies will have official county recording stamps and signatures.

The title search will contain ownership information, liens, mortgages, easements, legal & vesting, along with the details of the transaction. Items which will appear on the title search include: tax liens, mechanics liens, IRS liens, spousal support liens, foreclosure information, lis pendens, notice of default, first mortgage, second mortgages, equity loans, judgment liens, legal description, lien amounts, mortgage amounts, document index book/page, lien holder signatures, tax status, purchase price listed on deed, copy of deed/title and ownership structure, for the current owner.

The title report will show the priority status of liens and mortgages, as apparent from recording chronology in the municipal record.

EXPANDED Full Search - $159.95

The expanded search adds information to the full title search. Prior owner information will be obtained and added to the search report. In addition, document copies of underlying documents will be attached to the search abstract. The expanded search will also include valuation information, in the form of comparable sales records, showing similar properties recently transferred, including date, price, and sales information.

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