Before entering any real estate transaction, you must conduct a title search. A title search will show if the property owes back taxes or has outstanding liens. The search can also help protect you from unknowingly inheriting someone else’s debt.
When a real estate transaction occurs, it is important to keep official records current to verify the property’s history, purchase, and ownership. As a title company, you have to ensure that your clients’ real estate transactions are accurately recorded with the county. The recorder dates and stamps real estate documents and uploads them to a public website.