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Understanding Quiet Title in Florida

Understanding Quiet Title in Florida

By | August 7, 2024

In Florida’s dynamic real estate market, ensuring clear ownership of property is crucial. One legal tool used to clarify property ownership is the quiet title action. This process can be essential for resolving disputes, clearing up ambiguities, and establishing definitive ownership of real estate in the Sunshine State.

How to Do a Title Search In Florida Yourself

How to Do a Title Search In Florida Yourself

By | June 24, 2024

When buying or investing in real estate in Florida, conducting a thorough title search is a crucial step in the due diligence process. This search helps ensure that the property you’re interested in has a clear title, free from unexpected …

What is the Difference between Lien Searches, 30-Year Searches, and O&E Reports?

What is the Difference between Lien Searches, 30-Year Searches, and O&E Reports?

By | September 15, 2022

Purchasing real estate without carrying out proper and well-detailed research is very risky practice, and could eventually result in financial losses and legal complications that could have otherwise been avoided. Some of such research whose benefits cannot be overemphasized are …

How Do I Find Tax Liens on a Property in Florida?

How Do I Find Tax Liens on a Property in Florida?

By | June 30, 2022

A tax lien gives the government legal claims to a property when the owner fails to pay the property taxes. Taxpayers who default in paying their taxes may have their assets, income, or securities seized by the Florida Department of …

What Are Liens And How Do They Affect Your Property?

What Are Liens And How Do They Affect Your Property?

By | April 27, 2022

Liens have come to be quite a necessity in most real estate transactions that involve mortgages and creditors. This is because creditors need to have a guarantee that they would get full repayment on the money they are lending, other …

Who Pays Title Insurance and Closing Costs in Florida?

Who Pays Title Insurance and Closing Costs in Florida?

By | April 6, 2022

Different states within the US have specific laws that govern the workings of real estate transactions conducted within their borders. These laws mostly dictate things such as the property documents sellers are mandated to provide, property tax rate, title lien …

Which liens survive a Florida foreclosure

Which liens survive a Florida foreclosure

By | May 14, 2016

Always Do a Title Search! A property purchased at a courthouse auction has an $18,000 judgment lien encumbrance. Presumably the purchaser is responsible for it. Before buying a property at a foreclosure auction, it is best to do a title …

10 Title Problems to Watch For

10 Title Problems to Watch For

By | February 29, 2016

Title problems tend to show up in one of three ways:- • During the title search, and are addressed as a matter of course without delaying the closing • During the search, but cannot be dealt with in a timely …

What is “Quiet Title” and Why Do I Need to Do it?

What is “Quiet Title” and Why Do I Need to Do it?

By | February 29, 2016

Just getting started in investing with real property? Wanting to know more about what Quiet Title is and why you might need to consider it for any property you plan to purchase? There are many reasons that you would want …