My Top Ten Title Questions

As an escrow officer I field countless questions from Realtors, lenders, and consumers, so I thought I'd put together a list of the top ten questions I get on a regular basis and address them through a series of blog posts.

Here are my top ten:
10.  My buyer/seller won't be in town for closing--how can we handle that?
9.    What is an R8 credit and how is it calculated?
8.    Why do I need an owner's title insurance policy when the property was recently purchased (i.e. a flip)?
7.    Can I add my spouse or someone else to title after closing?
6.    Can my seller/buyer give someone Power of Attorney to facilitate the closing on their behalf?
5.    There is a deceased person in title--what do we do?
4.    Why can't we just do a Quitclaim Deed?
3.    Why does the title company care about the marital status of the seller/buyer?
2.    Property taxes--how are they prorated?
1.    Can we use this prior survey?

So keep checking back!