Bank Branch and Credit Union Property Title Search
Branch property carries sale leaseback structures, drive through and ATM easements, and recorded restrictions that can bar a competing financial use for decades.
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Plain-English articles on what the county record shows and what a title search covers, alongside sample reports, reference guides and quote forms, written by the certified abstractors who produce the reports every day.
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Movie Theater and Entertainment Venue Title Search, What to Check
Theater property carries reciprocal easements written for a shopping center, fixture filings on the installed plant, and licenses that stay with the operator.
Read articleCar Wash and Quick Lube Title Search, What to Check
Water, waste and a reciprocal access agreement decide more about these parcels than the building does, and the tunnel equipment is rarely part of the real estate.
Read articleParking Garage and Parking Lot Title Search, What to Check
Parking income frequently rests on recorded agreements rather than on the deed, and a structure may be a separate estate from the building it serves.
Read articleBrewery, Winery and Distillery Title Search, What to Check
Production property carries fixture filings on the equipment, water and discharge rights that may not travel with the deed, and licenses tied to the premises.
Read articleCampground and RV Park Title Search, What to Check First
Some sites were sold outright, some are memberships, and some are leases. What a search settles about who owns what, and where the utilities sit.
Read articleAirport Hangar and Aviation Property Title Search Guide
Most hangars sit on leased airport ground, so the buyer owns a building and a lease rather than land. What the county holds, and what the airport holds instead.
Read articleGolf Course and Country Club Title Search, What to Check
A golf course sits on assembled land, carries recorded promises to the homes around it, and often holds water rights worth more than the fairways themselves.
Read articleAssisted Living and Senior Housing Title Search
The building conveys with a deed and the license to operate it does not. What the record carries on a care property, and the resident claims that may sit ahead of a lender.
Read articleData Center and Technology Site Title Search
The land is the easy part. What the record carries on an assembled technology site, and why the power nobody can find is a contract rather than an easement.
Read articleCemetery and Funeral Home Title Search, What to Check
Burial grounds carry statutory protections, perpetual care obligations and thousands of individual interment rights that no ordinary commercial search reaches.
Read articleHotel and Motel Title Search, What to Check
The building is the collateral and the brand is the value, and the franchise agreement that carries it is almost never recorded against the land.
Read articleRestaurant and Bar Title Search, What to Check
The kitchen is usually worth more than the room around it and somebody else financed it. What the record shows about the space and the equipment in it.
Read articleSchool and Daycare Property Title Search, What to Check
A school building depends on a license and a use permission that do not travel with the deed, and a recorded covenant can forbid what the zoning allows.
Read articleMarina and Waterfront Commercial Title Search, What to Check
A marina is partly land, partly submerged ground the state owns, and partly a set of permits that no county index holds. What a search reaches here.
Read articleMedical Office and Clinic Title Search, What to Check
A clinic is usually a condominium unit with a build out worth more than the shell, plus equipment filings that can sit ahead of a mortgage.
Read articleIndustrial and Warehouse Title Search, What to Check
Industrial parcels carry rail, utility and environmental filings that ordinary commercial searches skip, and the site history often matters more than the deed.
Read articleSelf Storage Facility Title Search, What to Check
A storage facility is often a converted building on an assembled site, with signage and access rights that matter as much as the parcel itself.
Read articleApartment and Multifamily Title Search, What the Record Shows
A rental building carries leases, rent regulation and a financing layer that a residential search never looks for. What the county holds and what it does not.
Read articleGas Station and Fuel Site Title Search, What to Check
A fueling site carries tank records, supply agreements and environmental filings that ordinary commercial searches miss. What reaches the county record.
Read articleChurch and Nonprofit Property Title Search, What to Check
Property held by a congregation or a charity carries authority questions, reversion clauses and tax exemptions that ordinary residential searches never encounter.
Read articleTimeshare Title Search, What You Actually Own and What Is Owed
A timeshare may be a deeded real property interest or a contract right, and the difference decides where the search goes and what it can find.
Read articleMobile Home Park Title Search, Land, Homes and Everything Else
A park is land, plus utilities somebody has to own, plus homes that are usually not real property at all. What the search covers and what sits in three other places.
Read articleWater Rights and Well Title Search, What Comes With the Land
Water rights can be severed, permitted by a state agency, or attached to the land depending on where you are. What the county record holds and what it never will.
Read articleCell Tower and Billboard Lease Title Search, What to Check
A tower or a billboard on the property is a long lease held by somebody who is not the landowner. What is recorded, what the lease decides, and who actually holds it now.
Read articleLot Line Adjustment Title Search, Moving a Boundary Cleanly
Moving a boundary between two parcels changes what every existing lien and easement attaches to. What the search has to cover on both sides, and where these go wrong.
Read articleHELOC and Second Mortgage Title Search, What a Junior Lender Needs
A junior lender is buying whatever is left after everyone ahead of them is paid. What the search has to establish, what hides in front of you, and what a foreclosure does.
Read articleLLC and Trust Owned Property Title Search, What to Check
When a company or a trust holds the deed, the land record names the entity and stops. Where the rest of the answer lives, and the four problems that show up most.
Read articleQuiet Title Action Title Search, What the Court Will Need
A quiet title action is only as strong as the search behind it. Who must be named, what the chain has to establish, and why a missed party can undo the judgment years later.
Read articleTax Deed and Tax Lien Title Search, What Buyers Should Check
A tax sale wipes out some interests and leaves others standing. What survives, why notice is the usual ground for attack, and what to search before you bid.
Read articleTitle Search for a Reverse Mortgage, What Lenders Require
A reverse mortgage takes a first lien and pays nothing back for years, so the title standard is stricter than a purchase loan and every owner has to be on it.
Read articleDeed Retrieval and Certified Document Copies, What to Order
A plain copy, a certified copy and a recorded copy are three different things. Where deeds actually live, what slows a retrieval down, and what to ask for.
Read articleEasement and Right of Way Searches, What the Record Shows
An easement is a right somebody else holds over your land. What a search finds, what it cannot find, and why a clean report proves less than people expect.
Read articlePortfolio and Bulk Title Search, How Volume Work Is Scoped
Searching two thousand parcels is not searching one parcel two thousand times. How portfolios are identified, tiered by risk, and delivered as data.
Read articleSevered Mineral Rights, What a Title Search Can Establish
Minerals can leave a property without the surface owner ever knowing. What a mineral search traces, why the dominant estate matters, and where records stop.
Read articleConstruction Loan Title Search, What Lenders Check First
Building changes the risk picture. Mechanic's liens can relate back, the lender funds in stages, and the search runs more than once.
Read articleFarm and Ranch Land Title Search, What to Check Before Buying
Agricultural land carries water rights, severed minerals, grazing leases and conservation restrictions that a residential search would never look for.
Read articleCondominium and HOA Title Search, What the Record Holds
A condo unit is defined by a recorded declaration, not just a deed. What the land record shows about assessments, amendments and shared ownership.
Read articleTitle Search for a Short Sale or Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
Both routes out of a distressed mortgage turn on the junior liens rather than the first. What the record has to show before either one can close.
Read articleNew Construction Title Search, What to Check Before You Close
A brand-new house sits on land with an old record. Subdivision covenants, unreleased construction loans, and contractor liens all outlive the build.
Read articleOwner Financing and Land Contracts, What a Title Search Shows
In a land contract the seller keeps the deed for years. What the record shows about who owns the property, and what the buyer is actually protected by.
Read articleTitle Search for a 1031 Exchange, Timing and Scope
A 1031 exchange runs on deadlines that do not move. What the title search has to confirm on the replacement property, and why ordering late is the expensive mistake.
Read articleTitle Search Turnaround, What Actually Sets the Clock
Most of a title search timeline is decided by the county, not the searcher. What makes one property fast and another slow, and what you can do to speed yours up.
Read articleJudgment and Lien Searches, What They Cover
A lien search asks what is owed against a property or a person. Which claims are recorded, which live at a court or a city, and what a clean result actually means.
Read articleTitle Search for a Refinance, What Your Lender Needs
A refinance needs proof that your lender will be in first position. What the search covers, the surprises that delay closings, and how to clear them early.
Read articleChain of Title Search, How Far Back and Why It Matters
A chain of title traces every recorded transfer of a property in sequence. What breaks a chain, what a gap actually means, and how to choose the right search term.
Read articleCommercial Property Title Search, What It Has to Cover
Commercial parcels carry entity owners, recorded leases, UCC fixture filings and assessments a residential search never looks for. Here is what belongs in the scope.
Read articleManufactured & Mobile Home Title Searches
Whether a manufactured home is real property or personal property changes which records hold the liens. How affixation, de-titling, and search scope work.
Read articleSolar Leases & UCC Fixture Filings on a Title Report
Rooftop solar financed rather than bought outright often leaves a lease, a UCC fixture filing, or a PACE assessment in the land records. What a search finds.
Read articleBuying Vacant Land? What a Title Search Should Cover
Raw land carries risks a city lot does not: no recorded access, severed mineral rights, stale legal descriptions. What a land title search checks before you buy.
Read articleTitle Search for Inherited Property & Estate Settlement
Inherited a house or land? A title search shows who the county says owns it, what liens survived, and which heirs have to sign before it can be sold.
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