A Big Shout Out to Kim Barnett, the My Processor 3" team and Lauren Wiley!! Thank you so very much…read morefor helping through this process every step of the way from Boston!! Selling my parent's home after their passing was emotional but I'm also a "first time home seller"'. Thank you for not only answering all my questions but also helping me make sure that all appropriate documents were in place!! Definitely recommend Meridian Title Group!!

I invest in Colorado Tax Liens and sometimes end up owning the underlying property. I received an…read morepostcard from Meridian Title about their tax sale certification process. Googling Meridian Title and Tax Sale Certification I couldn't find anything that endorsed the process or said it was a scam so I was skeptical. However, I had about 8 properties in Grand County Colorado so I called for more information and figured I'd try them. Following is my experience. For background, if you get a Treasurer's Deed to land in Colorado, there are generally four ways to sell the land. First, you can sell the land by giving a buyer a quit claim deed or a bargain/sale deed on the land. You can generally do this if you are selling to a neighbor or someone else that has an interest in the land and with a low sales price. However, since this isn't a warranty deed, you might not get full price and since you can't offer title insurance, the buyer can't get financing. I've done this a few times but always to a neighbor or someone who is trying to fix a defect in their own property. The second way is to wait nine years (in Colorado) at which point the Treasurer's Deed becomes "marketable" and you can do a Warranty Deed and offer title insurance on the property. If the property is low value with low carrying costs (taxes, HOA fees, etc.) I'll just wait the nine years and then sell on craigslist or through a broker. Unfortunately for the land in Grand County, I not only had taxes of about $200 to $300 per year but also HOA dues of $270 to $350 per year. The third way is to do a "Quiet Title" suit with an attorney to get a marketable title. The attorney files a lawsuit against the prior owner and all "unknown" people to bring to court any claims they have on the property. I did that with one property in Grand County and ended up paying a smidgen over $5,000 for the quiet title suit. You may be able to do a pro se suit or have an attorney assist you on a pro se lawsuit to save money, but I hadn't looked into that deeply enough to attempt this yet. The fourth way, apparently, is to use a company like Meridian Title to certify the tax lien sale and then they apparently underwrite the title company here in Colorado to do the warranty deed and purchase title insurance. I had called Meridian Title and talked to Brenda Flattery about the Tax Sale Certification process. She assured me that they have done "quite a few" of these in Colorado over the past three to four years. To start, they want a $350 deposit and then a varying amount depending on the sales price at the closing ($1,450 for a property selling for under $25K, $1,950 for a property between $25K and $75K, etc). She said the normal process is to wait until you have a buyer and then send them the $350 deposit to start the process and they take about three weeks to certify the title. It doesn't make sense to pay the deposit up front, since the pre-certification work they do will expire in 6 months if you don't pay the remaining costs. Brenda stated when you have a buyer you would have your broker call Meridian to get the process going and they would handle the rest. I figured it since there was no money up front it was worth a gamble to see if I could sell these properties sooner rather than later. I used a pretty good Realtor (Shanna Lalley of RE WinterPark) who is pretty successful and knowledgeable in Grand County. She had never heard of Meridian Title either, but was willing to give this a chance and work with them. We listed the properties and got an offer on two. For the first one to close, we e-mailed the paperwork to Meridian, and then I had to physically send them a check (they couldn't do a credit card or EFT, they only accept wire transfers or checks). It took a week for them to get the check, cash it, and start the process. I got an e-mail about a week and a half later from Land Title and Guarantee Company, which is a well-known Title Company in Colorado, that they would be handling the closing and doing the title commitment. So all seemed well. When the Title Commitment came back from Land Title it originally required a quiet title suit. However Meridian and Land Title conferred and then removed that requirement. So Land Title was then able to offer Title Insurance. The whole process took over three weeks from the date they started (apparently fall is Meridian's busy season). My broker extended the closing by a few days and we closed October 7th. The buyers went to a Land Title office in Grand County and I went to one in Denver and it was flawless. I'm happy to report that Meridian Title's Tax Sale Certification process is not a scam and (at least in Colorado) I was able to sell a Treasurer's Deed land I got about two years ago with a warranty deed and title insurance. The cost (for this property) was $1,450 ($350 paid by check and $1,100 at closing. The second closing is set for November, and hopefully some of the other properties will also sell this year.

Stay far away from using this title company! We've been involved in dozens of real estate…read moretransactions and this title company was by far the worst we've encountered. It seems to be run by a group of women that refuse to answer the phones and instead send you to a VM of a team member that is often not even set up. This causes mass delay in real information being communicated. They weren't on the same page 1 time during the entire month long closing. We prepared for notary services multiple times but left ghosted because they didnt communicate internally. Our ENTIRE wire disbursement bounced because they were misinformed on the name of the account. To wrap it in a nice bow they eventually sent us a check that was made out to a completely different company which we embarrassingly noticed upon arrival at our local bank. It seemed like a group of interns that lied on their resumes and don't work in the same office together. Do everything in your power to find a different title company.

A very speedy, efficient clothing at a hard-working title company. Zero problems, and a big…read morepaycheck!

The team at Monument Title Insurance company were incredibly efficient and incredibly and…read moreaccommodating. My client was closing on the purchase of a home from Hawaii and the worked with both the long distance and time difference to close on the property without inconveniencing him. Highly recommend!

we had the pleasure of working with Royal title, Indianapolis, IN, when we purchased a piece of…read moreland. There were some difficulties, as we were trying to combine a couple of parcels; Jennifer worked with us to resolve the issues and was very professional. I would definitely recommend Roy title. They were on time, the prices were very reasonable, and this is a woman owned business. That is trying to make a difference. Thank you for all your help!

From the owner: Royal Title Services is a local Statewide Title Company servicing all 92 Counties in Indiana. We…read moreare a full service title company that specializes in both residential and commercial real estate transactions. We make the process smooth for our clients. Put our experience to work for you.

BUYER BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you are interested in a home that Kellie Nierzwicki (Keller Williams…read moreRealty) is the listing agent for I have a piece of advice for you.....RUN!! She is by far one of the absolute WORST real estate agents I have ever dealt with. She is the most unprofessional, rude, incompetent, untimely agent I have ever worked with. She is a bully and honestly appears to have no clue about real estate or how purchase agreements and amendments work. You could never get a hold of her, she was rude when dealing with our agent and the managing agent. If you tried to call her she would never answer, she would reply to emails barely, and if you tried to text her you more than likely would not get a response or a rude response. She is responsible for the house we were supposed to close on falling through. Let me just give you a rundown of her unprofessional behavior. For starters she bullied us into agreeing on a purchase price which we accepted because we wanted the house. Next our lender set up the appraisal and we ordered the home inspection. Home inspection came back with roof issues. We asked them to get quotes to replace the roof and either replace it or give us the money for the quote they received. Since it took Kellie and the sellers almost a week to say yes or no to obtaining the quote and fixing the roof. Since it was still uncertain if they were going to do what was right on the roof our lender postponed the appraisal. This was done because they did not want us out of anymore money in case the sellers were not going to replace the roof. So they agree to replace the roof. So now let's jump forward to the appraisal. The appraisal comes back lower than the agreed upon price and states the house is actually 300 less square feet. So we try to get in contact with Kellie and the sellers of course they want to fight the appraisal, which Kellie stated they had everything turned in the Friday before Labor Day. Guess what this turned out to be a lie and it did not get turned into until the Tuesday after Labor Day, thus prolonging the process even further. The comps are denied and the appraisal price stands. So Kellie and the sellers try to change the ENTIRE purchase agreement and come to find out the roof had not been replaced yet! (WE are less than a week from closing at this point) Keep in mind they said they had a quote for the roof which magically Kellie never had or never even asked for (INSANE RIGHT?) So push comes to shove and Kellie continue to try to bully us into the new deal which includes new purchase price, no closing costs, no home warranty, and wants us to pay THEIR taxes! Again when going back and forth you cannot reach her to discuss anything and if you do you are met with rudeness and unprofessionalism. News flash being in real estate is a 24/7 job! She continues to be vague and play games with us and states "she wants to get the deal done." Not the case, our relator was willing to take a commission cut to get this deal done, something Kellie was unwilling to do. No matter what she was unwilling to bend to get this deal done. Showing just how selfish she is and did not care if this house is sold. We finally come to what anyone would see as a GREAT compromise considering all of the shenanigans they pulled during this whole process, (we are talking they would be responsible for less than $1500 of closing costs) and guess what now they are selling the house "as is" and not replacing the roof! SO here we are 3 days from closing and they pull that. We decide to mutually release, only now Kellie is demanding that the sellers keep our earnest money, despite having NO LEGAL backing to that. She tried to say that we canceled the appraisal and because of that the sellers were entitled to keep the earnest money! Does she not know how real estate works? The lender orders the appraisal! Then she is asking for a copy of the FHA paperwork, even though we have a traditional loan! I mean this woman has NO CLUE WHAT IS GOING ON! So realizing the property could be tied up for the sellers she sends over a disgusting email accusing our realtor of intentionally holding up the property and refusing to sign the mutual release even though she refused to give us our earnest money back! This is woman is beyond delusional and unprofessional. She demanded we sign the mutual release by midnight that night or the sellers were keeping the earnest money. Now mind you this was on a Saturday, so naturally trying to break ties with this insane person we sign it. Now you would think by the way she was acting we would have the earnest money back in a timely manner. Of course not! She had not even submitted the mutual release to the title company for DAYS afterword, we just got our earnest money check back this past Thursday. Honestly this has been one of the worst expier3ences of our entire lives, we are now living in an apartment back to square one. The house has been rel

From the owner: We understand that buying or selling a home is more than just a transaction: it's a life-changing…read moreexperience. That's why our team of highly-seasoned real estate professionals is dedicated to providing exceptional, personalized service for all of our clients. We take great pride in the relationships we build and always work relentlessly on the client's behalf to help them achieve their real estate goals. Our team of experts represents the best and brightest in the industry, and we're always striving to lead the field in research, innovation, and consumer education. Today's buyers and sellers need a trusted resource that can guide them through the complex world of real estate. With our extensive knowledge and commitment to providing only the best and most timely information to our clients, we are your go-to source for real estate industry insight and advice.

Angie just sold my girlfriends house! It sold quickly and we got the asking price! What a…read morefantastic realtor...she even is making a crazy minor drywall repair claim by the buyer just go away...thanks Tucker...and thanks Angie...and THANKS Karen Fine...Karen is a new realtor...Karen Fine is fine...and Angy Trusty is trusty!

We were very happy with Angie. There's nothing like feeling, that you've been heard the first…read moretime. She's a great listener and follows up with intelligent-strategic answers. She knows how to effectively prompt other "closing" professionals. in order to close on time. She's results driven and has the experience to back it all up. I would definitely use her again.

One of the decisions I made early on following my father's death was that I knew I had no desire to…read morekeep my parents' house in Coatesville, Indiana. While my parents loved the home they'd lived in for many years, and it was certainly a nice home, I'm happy with my life in Indianapolis and it was also pretty clear my father had set things up believing I would sell the house. My parents lived in a popular and growing lakeside area. So, I knew I could pretty easily sell the home even if the economy was rough. I was right. In going through paperwork, I discovered my parents had previously dealt with Danville-based Abstract & Title Guaranty Company. Abstract is a family owned, locally owned company that has been in existence for over 100 years. I believe it has been within the Comer family that entire time - Ben Comer currently serves as its president. As I looked at their signage, it was clear this is a family of attorneys that has somehow managed to maintain a sense of being relational. I first reached out to Ben Comer as I needed a purchase agreement. We hadn't gone through realtors and the sales was a very friendly one. We wanted to cover our legal bases, of course, but overall it was a friendly sale and one we hoped to expedite so I could resolve the estate and the new owner could begin working on upgrades by fall. Abstract offers the perfect combination of expertise and relationship. Because I was also dealing with loss and grief, I really wanted that "relationship." It mattered to me. I could have sold the home for more, at least a bit more, but I also wanted to know the home would be in good hands. I accomplished that and I appreciate that every aspect of this time with Abstract was handled incredibly well. An awful lot of the process is handled electronically. While you might be thinking "small town," being in Danville doesn't mean Abstract isn't up on the latest tech and innovations. They have satellite locations (Danville is the corporate office) in Greencastle, Rockville, Avon, Plainfield, and Brownsburg. They facilitate a lot of the records process via secure electronic storage. Interestingly, I probably picked the least accessible location. There's a step into the corporate office (the building is historic). I had identified being a wheelchair user upfront, however, I was honestly pretty stunned to arrive to the fact that a ramp had been placed at the doorway. It was a temporary ramp, however, nicely done. I love proactive customer service instead of awkward "Let's get you over this step." I also had to laugh. I had told Comer that I'd never tried Square Burger (I'd been trying to support Danville businesses while traveling through it on my way to my parents' house) because of accessibility issues. He even arranged for that while I was at my closing. That was one of those things you dismiss as a fun conversation - to have him act on it was just a nice touch. I also appreciated that Ben Comer stepped into the closing (these are typically handled by actual closers) simply for introductions. The closer, Kandace, was also a gem. She was a delightful combo of very professional and efficient but not losing the humanity. You really can be both. I loved the receptionist (name escaping me). She was fairly new and noted that her daughter also worked for Abstract (and had before her). During a difficult time in my life, Abstract helped me get through processes that can be difficult and stressful. They did so with a winning combination of expertise and relationship building. I was reading this on their website - and I think it sums up nicely what I experienced with Abstract. Teamwork Integrity Trust Leadership Excellence Dedication Professional Relationships Overly Thankful Service Ultimately, I'm quite happy with this experience and would easily turn to Abstract again should the need arise.