Title Company Tug Of War

Usually whoever pays for the title search gets to choose the title company unless otherwise agreed upon. However, in effort to maintain control over the transaction sellers have been requiring buyers to use their title company. I have also seen banks feed the work to their subsidiaries by requesting or implying that the buyer must use their title company.

I like to use my preferred title company so I can maintain some sort of control over the transaction. After all guess who invest the most time in a transaction? That's right the agent. The agent may have driven these folks around for months before they found something they like or spend tons of money on marketing. Only to have the transaction in the hands of a stranger who really has no incentive than a pay day is nerve wracking. It's a bit different when you have developed a personal relationship with someone and they don't want to let you down. That's where you really work as a team and most of those transactions go smoothly.