ucked in among all your understands all the things that
other closing costs when can affect the transfer of a
you buy a house you’ll title from one owner to the next.
probably find a charge for “title
insurance”. If you’re taking out Because the information is so
a mortgage to buy a house, your scattered, though, there is
lender will insist that you take always the chance that some
out title insurance. This is more little bit of information might
than just one more nuisance not be recorded or found.
charge levied by people who are
determined to make a few extra Really, though, what could go
bucks on your home purchase. wrong with a title?
Title insurance offers you some Let’s just say, you’d be amazed.
real, tangible security in the We’ve heard stories that range
event that there’s ever a problem from the bigamist’s first wife
with the title to your home. having a claim on the house to
the fast-talking con artist who
But I thought that’s what the forged ID papers and sold a
title search was for… family’s home while they were on
When you agree to buy a house, vacation. Most title disputes
you want to be sure that the have far more boring causes – an
person selling it to you actually old homeowner’s loan that wasn’t
has the legal right sell it. The paid off, a clerk’s mistake in
information about who has rights filing a document or a dispute
of ownership to a piece of arising from a mismarked property
property may be scattered in all line.
sorts of different places. The
way that you find out who can buy So what does title insurance
and sell the property is to hire cover?
an experienced researcher who When you take out title
insurance, the insuring company will pay them any money
will do a full search of the outstanding on your mortgage.
title records to be sure that You, however, are out any money
they are free and clear, but that you’ve already paid on the
there’s always the possibility house, including your down
that they missed something. If payments.
they did, they promise to pay any
costs arising from the title Owners insurance covers the
challenge and to reimburse you entire purchase price of the
for any losses you incur because house. If there is a claim
of it. In other words, if someone against the property, the
does show up with a claim against insurance company will reimburse
your deed, the insurance company you any money that you’ve already
will pay the legal costs of paid toward your mortgage and pay
defending against the claim. If off the remainder of the mortgage
you lose, they will pay off the so that you’re not liable for
cost of the house. continuing to make the payments
on a house that you don’t own.
Okay, so what’s with the “lenders
insurance” and “buyers How do I pay for title insurance?
insurance”? You’ll pay for title insurance as
There are two kinds of title part of the closing costs of your
insurance. Mortgage lenders house. It’s a one time premium
require only that you buy that will cover you for as long
“lenders insurance” because as you own your home, as long as
they’re looking out for THEIR the claim arises from something
interests, not yours. In the that happened before the title
event that a successful claim is search was done. There are no
made against your ownership of monthly payments – pay once, and
your house, lenders insurance you don’t have to worry about it
again. It’s worth it, wouldn’t you say?
About the Author:
Calum MacKenzie is a professional Tampa, Florida real estate agent. He lives and works in New Tampa and has extensive knowledge of the New Tampa real estate market.
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