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Title Tip: Abstract of Judgment Day

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 26, 2018 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor Judgment Day in the title business is when the title search comes in and the skeletons in the closet come out. These types of skeletons often come in the form of an Abstract of Judgment. Most law abiding folks aren’t familiar with an abstract of judgment or how it affects…

Home Warranty Shopping? One Site Aims to Make It Easier

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 24, 2018 /

It seems like just about everyone has an opinion about home warranties, and just about everyone has a love/hate relationship with theirs. Shopping for a home warranty company, therefore, can also be difficult. Asking friends and neighbors can yield subjective and varied opinions, leaving you just as unsure about which company to choose as you…

Title Tip: Buying a Home — a State-by-State Comparison

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 18, 2018 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit. Grab a seat fellow Texans. You may need it when you hear about the way they finalize real estate sales in some of our fellow united states. Let’s start with a peculiar Yankee custom that’s a changin’. A recent revision to…

Title Tip: What is a Title Search?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 11, 2018 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor   Title companies are like the private detectives of real estate. That’s right. We’re like a combination of Sherlock Holmes and James Bond. Only without the guns and fast cars. Well, maybe we’re closer to a mixture of Nancy Drew and the tech nerd in the back of your office.…

Title Tip: What’s the Best Day For Closing?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 3, 2018 /

By Lydia Blair Special Contributor One of the quirks of the title industry is the roller-coaster pace of business. A week day in mid-January can be as boring as watching paint dry. The last Friday of the month in the summer feels like bungee jumping into fire. While title companies are generally glad to close…