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Old 09-04-2021, 08:19 AM
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I have a Lawyer friend who told me he started a Title Insurance Company because it was like taking free money. The premiums far exceed the rare cases of Title Defense. He said if you actually read the fine print (which no one does) just about every conceivable thing that could happen is excluded.

Then there is the ultimate lawyer weasel clause that specifically states that anything that the Title Company could not have known is excluded. It is actually very easy to do a Title search yourself going pretty far back. But yes, Indians, squatters, Spanish Explorers could come back and claim Title.