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Using title/escrow companies I had bought and sold properties in DC and VA prior to moving to a city in upstate NY. There, as a newly minted member of the NY bar, I bought my first house acting as my own attorney. We settled at a table in the courthouse. The seller's attorney led me through the process which centered around obtaining clear title. Title/escrow companies perform this function in most states and of course employ in-house attorneys to supervise as well as handle particularly nettlesome title issues which can and do arise in situations like large land sales, such as from a farmer to a developer. In buying a new home in TV one probably need not worry much about clear title although purchasing an owner's title policy is usually advisable. Many if not most folks can read and understand the plethora of documents that need to be executed at a closing if given time to carefully go through them. Of course a real estate attorney can help explain some of the more technical issues. Now all that being said, buying a new home in TV is like signing a software license. It is a take it or leave it deal. No provisions will be changed.