FAQ Questions:
FAQ Answers:
A Property Title is a collection of documents that are associated with a given property,
identified by a unique parcel number.
A Property Title Search is a process of retrieving all associated documents using owners name,
address or parcel number.
There are many sources for associated documents, such as local county clerk's office,
county recorder's office, county tax collector office, IRS, etc…
A Property Title Report will be available for you in 8 to 48 business hours as a single Adobe PDF file
containing all relevant documents. Sometimes when the report is complex, the report will be available within 72 hours.
If the order is made during weekend or holidays, the report will be available in the next 24-48 business hours after the weekend or holiday.
You will receive an e-mail notification upon report completion and using you user name and selected password
you will be able to access your report on our site.
Yes. If the lien is recorded against the property, our Title Search report will show it.
It will be our pleasure to go over your title search with you over the phone 888-878-8081 or e-mail:
info@protitleusa.com.
We specialize in residential searches, however we can also perform a commercial or land only search at the price being very close to our residential search.
Initially, we need to assess the commercial search by providing you a separate quote and turnaround time before starting the search. Please, e-mail
us the address of the property and APN# or the owner's name to start the search assessment.
We will e-mail you the quote and the turnaround time in several hours and wait for your approval on the quote before starting the title search.
APN# or Parcel Number is sufficient to run a title search. Enter APN# or Parcel Number in the address field
of the Title Search Address Order Page along with City and State.
The answer is yes. However, we do not recommend it.
A title search is performed by an experienced team of abstractors
(people who find the right documents via an indexing process) in-person, at the county offices.
They have number of years of experience performing title searches and know all the
tricks to pull up all of the required documentation.
Absolutely, Yes. Buyers need to verify all liens and mortgages against the property before offering
to bid on the property at the sheriff's sale.
It is very common that the bid amount at the
auction does not reflect the total lien amount against the property.
All liens associated with a foreclosed property transfer to a new owner (except for certain types of sheriff's sales).
No. Documents are recorded by a county recorder in the chronological order, therefore careful indexing is required to assemble all required documents for a given property.
The legal description of the property is a unique parcel number with all lot dimensions around the property.
Deed is an official document showing the change in property ownership.
Documents are typically searched in an index directory where the search can by done using certain information.
A mortgage is a legal contract between lender and borrower that would allow lender to certain rights to the property in the case of mortgage default.
Upon paying off the mortgage with a given lender, the lender would issue a mortgage release against the property.
A lien is a claim against the property or the owner that is left unfulfilled.
An assignment is most likely the term used with mortgage assignments. The action of transferring mortgage debt from one lender to another.
Lis pendens is a term used to indicate that foreclosure action is initiated against the owner (or property).
The process of arranging documents in the logical order for a given property is called abstracting.
County office does not provide abstractor services and will not look for documents for you?
You have to order a Full Title Search service. A bank is counted as current owner,
while the liens on the house are most likely carried over from the previous owner.