Real Estate Investor Quick-Guide to U.S. Title Records Online Title Research and Property Record Services
- April 12, 2025
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Quick-Guide For Real Estate Investors To U.S. Title Records Services
U.S. Title Records staff members respond to client questions from investors, lenders, brokers, attorneys, and the general public about how to use the service most efficiently and make recommendations on which report(s) will provide the information requested in a given scenario.
The following quick-guide chart provides real estate investor clients with summary information about the key differences in the service packages. This is the first in a series of articles and quick guides to be published, after which the user guides will be expanded and updated on a quarterly basis.
Service packages commonly purchased by investors, investment firms and first-time home buyer’s during the due diligence stage of a real estate purchases:
| SERVICE | INCLUDED | HINTS |
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Same day service. $95 |
Property liens, tax and personal liens recorded against the subject property. Mortgages, lines of credit and any potential recorded Foreclosure activity. | This service is generally used by buyers performing due diligence prior to making an offer to purchase. Homeowner’s looking to uncover any potential liens and encumbrances that may have been levied against their home. |
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Full Property/Owner Lien Report Same day service. Ideal for all buyers, including auction buyers. $195 |
Recorded Liens against the subject property AND owner. This includes personal tax liens, Judgments, Bankruptcy filings and foreclosure proceedings. |
This service identifies and potential clouds on title including judgments and personal liens against the owner that may potentially be filed against the subject property affecting title and conveyance. Ideal for Auction buyers. |
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Same day service. $295 |
Full Property/Owner lien report PLUS: Sale Comparables Copy of the most current vesting deed, Parcel & Flood Maps and Easement search |
Information that is included in a Preliminary title report. |
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3-7 business days $95 |
Single document copy retrieval | Used to obtain any recorded document including court documents that may not be indexed online. |
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Hello,
The property we are considering is lodging and vacant land. There are 4 parcel numbers involved. We do not know the area values well, wonder about the title and any liens. Would this be the right site for reports on the below parcels? Would this be separate for each parcel ID? Thanks for any insight.
address (note there are some townhomes with this address but are not part of the lodge and vacant land.
N12390 Black River Rd, Ironwood, MI 49938
It may be under Driftwood Properties as owner.
these are tax IDs for this property and business-
03-00-121-600
03-00-120-811
03-00-120-800
03-00-121-000
Linda Kunicki
To Whom It May Concern:
Please contact me regarding Residential Property Title Searches. I look forward to hearing from you. Tank you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Eric T. Martin
678-527-2271 or 2272
2-3-1 / 10:00 AM EST
To Whom It May Concern:
Please contact me regarding Residential Property Title Searches. I look forward to hearing from you. Tank you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Eric T. Martin
678-527-2271 or 2272
2-3-1 / 10:00 AM EST
I am seeking guidance on how to obtain the history of a property or chain of ownership on property described in a deed found among my deceased parents’ papers. The deed shows my great-grandmother transferring land to my paternal grandmother in 1949. I hired a title search company to help me research this but I can’t seem to get a progress report from them after 3 months. Can you let me know the best way to research this property? Which report might I purchase to get information on property history, sales/transfers and/or current ownership. There is no street address only a legal description of the land.
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Kimberly M.
Customer service
Please assist me in locating the Deed to my property located at 16717 NE 22nd St. Bellevue, WA 09008
See Doc image report located on the property records page of the site. Doc image
Please assist me in locating the Deed to my property located at 16717 NE 22nd St. Bellevue, WA 09008
I am purchasing a property from an individual, I have paid him and I did receive the deed in my name already. I am however now wondering if I just bought property with a lien or debt attached to it. Which report would be best?
I am purchasing a property from an individual, I have paid him and I did receive the deed in my name already. I am however now wondering if I just bought property with a lien or debt attached to it. Which report would be best? How would you advise?
Hello. My county, Saguache County, in Colorado does not record lien information on properties online. Will purchasing a lien search package on this website still find any liens on a property in this case or would I be wasting my money?
I am changing my name before getting divorced and I need a title/lien search report and not sure which one i need. Thank you
Hello, great question. You would absolutely need to perform a Title search to identify any potential egress and ingress easements. This would reveal any utility easements as well. This information is typically recorded and available through the Local Title company that performed the last conveyance on the property.
Mark Sullivan
Customer support team
require a deed of ownership of a residential property in Erie county Buffalo, New York. What is my cost please and thank you.
ANSWER:
That is a great question:
When a property is voluntarily turned over to the bank as a deed in lieu of foreclosure, there typically aren’t surplus funds available to the former homeowner. Here’s why:
Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure: Is a process where the homeowner voluntarily transfers ownership (deeds) the property to the lender to avoid foreclosure. The lender agrees to release the homeowner from the mortgage obligation. In this arrangement, the homeowner does not receive any surplus funds because the property is essentially exchanged for debt forgiveness.
General Foreclosures: In a traditional foreclosure, the property is auctioned off to the highest bidder. If the sale price exceeds the amount owed on the mortgage, any surplus funds are first used to cover other liens or costs associated with the foreclosure. If there are remaining surplus funds after these expenses, they typically are distributed to the former homeowner.
In summary, surplus funds are generally associated with traditional foreclosure (Auction sales) rather than deeds in lieu of foreclosure.
Mark S.
Customer support
U.S. TITLE RECORDS
Hello, please refer to our Doc image report for pricing and obtaining a copy of your deed.
Thank you,
Mark Sullivan
Customer Support Team