Tag Archives: Title Search

How to Do a Title Search in Palm Beach County, Florida

By David Sicherman | June 24, 2025

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How to Do a Title Search in Palm Beach County, Florida Before you buy any property in Palm Beach County, it’s critical to understand what you’re actually getting. A clean-looking home can be hiding serious title issues, such as old …

How to Use a Title Search for Pre-Foreclosure Auction Research (Without Getting Burned)

By David Sicherman | June 10, 2025

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How to Use a Title Search for Pre-Foreclosure Auction Research Foreclosure auctions can offer unbeatable opportunities, but if you’re not doing your homework before bidding, you could be walking straight into a financial trap. The most critical and often misunderstood …

Understanding Quiet Title in Florida

By David Sicherman | August 7, 2024

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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

By David Sicherman | June 24, 2024

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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?

By David Sicherman | September 15, 2022

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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?

By David Sicherman | June 30, 2022

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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?

By David Sicherman | April 27, 2022

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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?

By David Sicherman | April 6, 2022

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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

By David Sicherman | May 14, 2016

| Lien search, Title Issues

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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

By David Sicherman | February 29, 2016

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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 …