Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Weird stuff can happen. With one of our houses — not in TV — there had been a typo in the record. It showed the wrong lot number. Nothing nefarious, just a typo, but it could have eventually become messy because it looked like the house was sitting on the neighbor’s lot.
Our title company caught it. (In our home state, the buyer usually buys the policy.) The previous owners had mortgaged and even second-mortgaged, twice, but, even so, nobody had caught the error. Being concerned about a clouded title, we stopped the deal until the original owner, the developer, was tracked down. A quit claim deed for somewhere along the line was a part of what needed to happen. It was a bit of a tizz but everything got worked out and we bought the house. I have heard people say that they do not need title insurance because they are paying cash for the house, no bank involved. To them, I have to say, “When you are a cash buyer, you are the bank so do what a bank would do.” Last edited by Boomer; 05-30-2020 at 10:07 PM. |
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Exactly my point. I trust the Villages and their subcontractors to have all the i’s dotted and the t’s crossed. I have been here ten years and have never heard of a title dispute with a Villages new home. More importantly, I Trust that the Villages would stand by their properties.
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“Title lock insurance?”
This is somewhat ‘off the “title insurance” topic, so let me apologize.
I have heard a radio commercial for “title lock insurance” several times and wonder if this advisable, or is it a newish scam? Supposedly, “...according to the FBI” title theft is a major and growing problem. Supposedly a fraudster will hack county records and revise your property title to show him(her)self as the new owner, then retitle, get loans, arrange to sell your property, etc. Of course the “title lock” company will sell you protection for $xx/month to give you peace-of-mind. Naturally they are willing to check your title’s validity for free if you merely give them your name, address, etc. Sounded scamish to me. Just for the heck of it I went to the Sumter County record office to make sure no one had been messing with my ‘records. I was safe ... whew! I was also assured that the records department would become quite curious if anyone other than the listed taxpayer were to initiate a claim on my property. Any thoughts, or was I just being paranoid? Thanks / Casey |
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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" Edmund Burke 1729-1797 |
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Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) |
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Buyers purchasing a new home from The Villages DO NOT NEED TITLE INSURANCE. Save your money.
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Contractors are not immune from liens by suppliers. Good intentions I'm sure, but I wouldn't buy ANY house without title insurance. |
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Title Insurance is a buyer's responsibility to pay for in a transaction.
Mortgage lender's require it for a loan. It's not a huge fee and well worth the piece of mind. Like any type of insurance, you hope you never need it but it's darned good to have if you ever do. |
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