Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The seller did his own title search and.....

he says someone at the courthouse did his deed for him.  Hmmmm....

Well, the prior vested owner was a man, we'll call John Smith.  Our seller's deed was from a woman who says she was Mrs. John Smith.  The deed says John Smith is dead and that Mrs. Smith owns the property by operation of law as having been his wife.

Well, that's wrong.  She wasn't in title so does our seller actually own the

The seller did his own title search and.....

he says someone at the courthouse did his deed for him.  Hmmmm....

Well, the prior vested owner was a man, we'll call John Smith.  Our seller's deed was from a woman who says she was Mrs. John Smith.  The deed says John Smith is dead and that Mrs. Smith owns the property by operation of law as having been his wife.

Well, that's wrong.  She wasn't in title so does our seller actually own the