AFX LLC / TitleSearch.com has been providing official title abstracts to real estate professionals since 1995. Thousands of banks, attorneys, investors, and US Government agencies are current clients of TitleSearch.com. In addition to providing property title reports for legal professionals we also provide the same official documents to individuals and investors. The accuracy of our title searches has resulted in AFX being called to provide expert witness testimony in Federal cases.more info...

Hoagland becomes NALTEA's 55th Certified Abstractor
Earlier this month Nancy Hoagland, one of AFX Title's Senior Title Examiners, gained the national recognition of becoming the National Association of Land Title Examiners and Abstractors 55th Nationally Certified Title Abstractor. Hoagland becomes a member of an elite group of Title Abstractors that has successfully completed NALTEA's highly regimented training and certification program.

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Confidence in obtaining a genuine title search: Six ways to make sure you are getting a proper and correct title search you can rely on.

Obtaining a title search is an important aspect of doing due diligence on real estate. The holder of a title search is relying on the document to keep from becoming responsible for liens, mortgages, or deed fraud. When deciding on a source to provide you with this critical information, there are some basic steps to take to ensure that the firm you are working with is a legitimate source and provides genuine information.

An online website can offer reports claiming to be a “title search,” but unless you know exactly how it is being produced, you may not be receiving a document which is an actual title, but could be a basic electronic property report with incorrect, outdated, or incomplete information.read more...

Due diligence prior to foreclosure auction purchases: As more foreclosure properties are released from inventories, new opportunities exist for investors. At TitleSearch.com our investor clients are seeing increased volume of available deals and even higher margins on purchases.

However although foreclosures are priced much cheaper than retail/Realtor/MLS deals, they come with the responsibility to perform appropriate due diligence before bidding at auction or dealing with REO’s. This can include a proper title search, inspection of structure, and legal analysis of the purchase.

Not only will the due diligence reveal any remaining liens on the property, it will also show if the foreclosure is on a primary debt or subordinate instrument. If a bidder wins an auction but later discovers that the sale was for a second mortgage or other secondary lien, the property is still subject to priority recordings. In one recent case, a buyer purchased what turned out to be a homeowners association lien at auction, and was still subject to a first mortgage from Wells Fargo.read more...

What does a title search include?

You will receive a property title abstract report, which is the official document of a title search. This document shows the liens and mortgages found to be recorded while researching the property. When searching for property information it is important to be sure that you receive a title abstract, not just a property deed. The deed by itself will not contain liens or mortgages. A title representative will review your title search with you personally, in the event that you have any questions.

All of our full property title searches include: