Full disclosure of a property should always be attained before any transactions take place. Sometimes, for reasons unknown, this is not always the case. Prospective renters will be screened and subject to a credit check to help ensure they will be good and reliable tenants that will pay their rent on time. What type of screening process does the property and owner go through?

Title Hawks offers three different options that produce different levels of legally recorded history of any property in the United States. You may only want information about the property during the current ownership. This option is very popular when contracting and representing a private individual property.

If the owner of a rental property decides to sell and requests your representation, a thorough property history would be in both of your best interest. The legal property description and owner(s) will be listed as well as any deeds, liens, judgements, etc. Basically any document that has been recorded against the property will surface through our search with best case scenario resulting with a clear title, no cloud(s) on title. A complete chain of title which is a seamless chronological transaction history of the property without missing documentation is what we aim to produce.

Depending on the circumstances any of our three levels of property title searches can be ordered. When establishing an asking price for the property, a search of comparables in the area helps to determine a range. A title search can also assist in a final asking price. When presenting the title search report to prospective buyers, this document will give them the disclosure they may need to make the offer. Our Current Owner Title search will produce a report that lists the current owner(s), legal description and current status of the property in terms of liens, judgements and property taxes. This report is a legitimate transparency that can be the final catalysis for a buyer to make an offer.

If further evidence is needed, either our Limited (2) owner Title search or Full Chain of Title Search can be ordered. The Limited Search will examine the time period during the current ownership as well as the previous ownership period only. The Full Chain of Title Search will examine up to a 50 year history of the property or back to the original owner/developer, whichever comes first. As with the Current Owner Title Search, the Limited Search is a great swelling point. These two searches are preliminary meaning that although they are complete either one to two ownership historys the Full Chain of Title Search would produce as close to a complete history as possible. This search level is normally requested during escrow to ensure all historical transactions have supportive documentation and seamless transition.

Our three levels of searches result in a clear and easy to read chronologically formatted report. These transparent reports will provide accurate and thorough information as legally recorded.