If you don’t frequently buy and sell property, you may find yourself unaware of how important it is to work with a true quality title service company. Searching for quality real estate title companies usually appears on your to-do list only when buying or selling a home, something most of us don’t do often.
However, it’s for that very reason you should take the search seriously when the time comes. A real estate transaction is a major financial commitment, commonly a lifetime commitment involving a property you have or will call home.
There are many reasons to choose (and the choice is yours) a professional title service company, and when one chooses a reliable partner like First National Title Company (FNTC) that guides you through the closing process to help protect your property from liens, external claims to ownership, and other problems, there is a difference.
As a first step in making this very important decision, it is pragmatic to gain, at minimum, a basic understanding of what characteristics you should look for in locating a quality real estate title company:
1 The company should provide all the services you need involving your closing, customized to your specific needs. You deserve a knowledgeable staff with wide-ranging experience, like our team of over 60 qualified people in the title industry who work closely with you throughout the process.
2 Since the real estate title company is responsible for maintaining neutrality in insuring that the closing occurs, working with an independent, locally owned and operated company fosters this concept and generally results in a smoother closing – and a more personal experience. As one of the largest title companies in Arkansas, FNTC is able to provide our professional title services throughout the State of Arkansas.
3 The real estate title company that you deal with should be well-established with a good reputation. FNTC has been in the business for many years, providing customers the expertise to close transactions promptly, professionally, and accurately – every time.
4 One of the primary services provided is the issuance of both lender’s and owner’s title insurance policies. FNTC is an agent for First American Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company, Commonwealth Land and Title Insurance Company, Stewart Title Guaranty, and Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.
5 In addition to closing services for loan refinances, residential and commercial property transactions, FNTC also provides abstracting and title examination services as well as closing services for 1031 and reverse 1031 tax exchanges.
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