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Nothing Abstract About It: How Property Abstracts Of Title Can Benefit Homeowners

By
Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Alliance

Are you ever curious if others have claims to the property you own? And how can you know the history of your home's title from the beginning to now? Then familiarize yourself with the wonderful world of abstracts.

First, let us tackle property abstracts. If you can get your hands on these collections of official documents, they will describe any and all activities connected to the property in question. Some of the many types of records you can find in a property abstract are deed references, mortgages, wills, records of probate proceedings, court litigations and tax sales. You can also find all the names of the property’s previous owners, the dates they owned it and the price they initially bought it for in this type of abstract. Property abstracts are frequently thought to be a good starting place when conducting property-related research, because they contain many useful facts.

Next is the abstract of title. You will find an shortened version of a property’s title since the home was built in an abstract of title. An abstract of title consists of a basic summary of the initial grant of land and all subsequent conveyances. You will additionally find any encumbrances affecting the property in an abstract of title. To ensure completeness and genuineness, the abstract of title also includes a certification from the abstractor who put it together.

Title insurance companies additionally start by examining abstracts of title for properties in the United States, since it provides unaltered data that aid in policy preparation. The piece of property in question benefits directly by these policies. With the exclusion of Iowa, this is true for every state. A Title Guarantee policy is issued in place of title insurance in Iowa, instead.

Be conscious that an abstract of title is not the same as an opinion of title. An opinion of title describes the professional judgment of a person who is offering an opinion with regards to such matters as the vesting of the title. Whenever possible, an opinion of title also refers to a process that links each title holder to a specific piece of property back to the prior owner until the original grant of land, which is identified as a chain of title. Opinions of titles are only created by attorneys in many states, thus making it different from an abstract of title which is created by anyone deemed qualified to do so.

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Greg Smith

www.boulderhomesource.com