Thursday, September 23
Mortgage Investor Loses Half of the Principal Amount
I will not go into bankruptcy basics here and only will give an example of the first position mortgage cram down as recorded in county records.
Monday, September 13
Estimating the Risk of Water Damage Hurting Investors
I am writing this paper right after Hurricane Ida brought much destruction and flooding from Louisiana to Rhode Island.
Monday, September 6
How to Estimate an Accurate Payoff of a Municipal Lien
Many investors are building their proprietary systems for calculating the payoff of municipal liens reported though the title search on a property
Monday, September 6
Can a Municipal Deed Foreclosing on User Fee and Sewer Rent Wipe Off?
Many municipalities can not only put a lien against the property, but also have the power to foreclose on the property, as well.
Wednesday, September 1
Investor Loses $80,000 on Poor Title Examination of Legal Description
This does not happen all the time, but we have witnessed cases where a real estate investor or a first mortgage investor has lost a percentage of equity.
Tuesday, August 24
One Million Dollar Error: A Real Example of Wrong Title Due Diligence
I wanted to share with you an example of when poor title exam is conducted during loan acquisition due diligence
Friday, August 20
Vacant property registration - explained
Privately-owned vacant properties are vacant, non-occupied homes, where the property condition is the responsibility of the owner.
Friday, August 20
NJ Invisible Tax Lien – Investors Beware!
Those who invest in properties in the state of New Jersey know the danger of misinterpreting municipal certificates of sale for sewer, water charges, common charges or unpaid taxes.
Monday, August 16
The future and how ProTitleUSA can help...
Many economists project that the Refinance and Purchase Money Mortgage Volume will be down next year by over 25-35%.
Monday, August 16
Need a title searcher for your Puerto Rican investments?
Investing in Puerto Rico takes some elbow grease. And we've got the "WD-40 of Title Searches." ProTitleUSA offers a state-of-the-art title due diligence product
Monday, August 16
ProTitleUSA enhances the Tax/Title/Analytics product
If you have a portfolio of RPL and NPL loans in NY, we have designed a NEW cost effective product to run a quick verification on NY loans in your portfolio
Tuesday, July 27
Zombie Properties can even hurt 2nd lien holders
While speaking with one of my clients who purchases 2nd lien properties, I heard a painful story on how zombie properties can cause huge losses even for 2nd lien investors.
Monday, July 19
Bankruptcy basics
When you buy a real estate asset, you must run a bankruptcy search on the property’s owner. As the investor, you must know whether or not the owner is in active bankruptcy, or you cannot proceed with any foreclosure.
Monday, July 19
Township level searches: how we take the extra step!
Most 1st Lien buyers are only running O&E reports to find out the status of the subject mortgage in question, the amount (and type) of liens, and any taxes attaching to the property.
Monday, July 19
Title Exception Review Saves Client $480,000 - Here Is How
In just the short time that ProTitleUSA has offered Title Exception Review and Title Curative services, we can say that one of our biggest achievements thus far was saving our client.
Monday, July 19
IRS and Department of Justice Liens
IRS liens, a result of not paying federal taxes, are recorded in the county of primary residence of the property owner, and are tied to each property owned by that owner within that county.
Monday, July 19
How to protect your portfolio against tax sales
When you purchase a large loan pool, the key to loan preservation is automating the process of calculating the remaining time you have to pay off the taxes.
Monday, July 19
Municipal liens: surviving foreclosure
City or township liens that are outstanding against the property are called municipal liens. Municipal liens are considered a superior lien, and always have a higher position than the mortgage.
Monday, July 19
Foreclosure Registration Violation
Understanding the vacant property registration and foreclosure registration violations is necessary for any investor that invests in notes or buys a vacant and/or previously in foreclosure property.
Monday, July 19
Mortgage and lien priority
For the beginner note investor looking into first position notes, lien priority is the most important concept to understand; it determines the priority of all interest holders in the property with respect to collecting their interest.
Monday, July 19
“First in Time, First in Right”
As you may imagine, and as you will see on many title reports, a property can have multiple liens against it. How do you decipher this information, and what does it mean for you as an investor?
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