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Title Secrets & Cures: A Field Guide to Solving Real Estate Title Problems: Proven Methods to Identify, Cure, and Prevent Title Defects in Modern Real ... (Title & Closing Professional Field Guides) - Softcover

Book 5 of 6: Title & Closing Professional Field Guides

Quigg, James K.

 
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Synopsis

What does the record establish, and what still needs an answer?

A missed release, conflicting legal description, uncertain heirship, or unexplained ownership change can alter a real estate closing. Title Secrets & Cures helps readers organize the evidence, interpret commitment items, and ask focused questions before choosing a proposed cure.

James K. Quigg brings his title officer and escrow officer perspective to practical discussions of ownership records, documents, and transaction decisions.

Inside this field guide:

  • Read chains of title and separate ownership evidence from unsupported assumptions.
  • Identify requirements and exceptions in the actual commitment form, including the Texas T-7 schedules.
  • Investigate releases, legal descriptions, easements, inheritance, divorce, and disputed documents.
  • Use illustrative cases, comparison tables, and research questions to organize the next action.
  • Understand policy limitations, claims, and the role of digital research tools.

The revised print layout uses readable 12-point body type, an updated contents section, and source notes for identified corrections. Intended for title and escrow teams, real estate investors, agents, and readers who want a clearer view of the closing file.

Educational information only. The actual documents, applicable law, and file-specific professional review control; a checklist is not a clearance to close.

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