What is that pesky title insurance charge everyone complains about really for?
Ever wonder what title companies really do and why they do it? It is pretty simple actually. Our only goal is to provide the “marketable title”. In other words, something not reduced in value due to title defects. This sometimes laborious process involves examining title for defects, searching for liens, judgments and liens and obtaining payoffs, checking condo /HOA balances due and violations, checking for municipal liens, water liens, open permits, code violations and much more. Here are some of the ways a title company and title insurance can protect you:
