Children, no matter how precious, cannot sell real estate!
It's Friday afternoon and only one more closing to go. A nice simple one too. Cash buyer buying from for sale by owner sellers- no payoffs and no title issues. Great- quickly close it, package it out, and head home for a relaxing weekend. It is a husband and wife buying from a mom and daughter and and buyers show up first, looking very excited about buying their first home. We get them settled in and "Ann" the seller that I have been dealing with [...]
Have you received your title score?
Millions of documents have been filed against property titles over the last decade. The sheer volume of documents leaves a trail of misfiled documents, filed documents with errors and fraudulent documents. Add to that the tens of thousands of defunct title agents who didn't file documents and the likelihood of title defects on your property is high. We are all urged to check our life insurance policies and vehicle titles as well as our credit reports and credit scores, but do we ever check the [...]