Who does the title search?
I am in the process of working through a short sale transaction.
My real estate agent, who I have come to know pretty well, asked me to call the county and city assessors office to verify whether there are any "special assessments" on the property. When I called the assessors office, they women thought this question was unusual and said that my agent should be doing a title search in order to collect this type of property information.
I called my agent back, explained things and he then said he would do a title search.
I don't mind at all doing the leg work, but I would like to know if this is a typical request on behalf of the agent.
What is your experience?