The ability to own real estate is a freedom that requires certain essential services in order to process, facilitate and protect your investment. While most people believe that problems with title to real property do not exist, in truth one out of every three properties have some sort of title issue.
To enable the efficient transfer of real estate, the following components of title and escrow services are used.
A title search must be done and public records examined in order to ascertain who is in title to the property.
Defects in title must be cleared prior to closing.
Legal documents must be prepared.
Escrow, or the signing of documents must be done to transfer ownership.
Title insurance is issued protecting you and your investment - If a title problem occurs, then the problem is fixed or a claim is paid.
It is the Title insurance that gives you peace of mind for your investment.
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