All of us remember the introduction of computers in the title industry which was heralded as a time saving method of generating the necessary HUD1 settlement sheets and ancillary documents necessary for us to perform our daily profession. Since then, computers have infiltrated many aspects of our personal lives from banking to Netflix predicting for…
Category: Underwriting
Shhh…Quiet Title
The Court of Appeals Likes Our Quiet Title Statute and Mentions Us Several Times in Estate of Zimmerman v. Blatter 458 Md. 698 (2018) We saw a need and we fixed the problem. And now the Maryland Court of Appeals has recognized us for it. In the opinion, the Court quotes the Fiscal and Policy…
A Tale of Adverse Possession on a Title Agent’s Land
As a title agent with more than 35 years of experience behind me I have heard many tales of adverse possession. I never thought I would be a victim of adverse possession myself, but sadly, I find that my property has been used, for some time evidently, by others for their enjoyment, without my knowledge,…
Podcast: Flipping Houses with Mark Lynch & Pitbull Patti
What You’ll Learn In This Episode The dangers of illegal flipping What constitutes illegal flipping Whether you can legally buy a property without taking title How people cut corners when flipping What regulations did FHA enact for flipping The responsibility realtors have when selling investment property Advice on how best to make money in flipping Resources in This…