Deed theft happens when someone forges a deed to your property and records it. Here is what Georgia law changed, the free FANS alert, and what title insurance covers.
The promissory note, the security deed, the Closing Disclosure, and your affidavits: what each one means, and two questions to ask before you sign.
Picture the closing table. The file is clean on its face. Everyone is present. One number on one line came out of a tool. The…
A title defect rarely announces itself. It can sit in the county records for decades, until a buyer’s attorney runs the title search and the…
Most buyers budget for the down payment. Then the Closing Disclosure arrives, and a page of taxes, fees, and prepaid items shows up that nobody…
Closing day is the shortest step in a home purchase and the one people worry about most. In Georgia, it runs through an attorney’s office,…
The contract is signed and the inspection is done. Then the title commitment arrives with a list of requirements that has to be cleared before…
Most buyers spend weeks choosing a house and about twenty minutes reading the contract. The contract is what decides whether you get your earnest money…