St. Louis Auctions & Title Searching

[Lynne Hart]

Can anyone tell me if there's a quick way to perform some due diligence on titles prior to bidding on an auction - my target area is St. Louis, MO in the city.     I have a title company, but in addition to costing $150 per search, the turnaround is 5 days, and is costing me the opportunity to bid on a property.  (Title search wouldn't come back until after auction closes).  Is there a way I can reliably search to ensure that a property doesn't have a ton of liens (or even on expensive one) independently and quickly?  I've searched the city's "address and property information search" and all this really seems to turn up is whether taxes are current.  Also if there are any local recommendations on willing realtors or other methods of getting in to see a property before bidding on it, it would be much appreciated.  I like to get a look at things up close before bidding, at least while I'm in a learning phase.

[John Hostetler]

Hi Lynne,

This may be insufficient, but the St. Louis City site has a lot of information on each property. It is at least a good resource for some preliminary information:

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/data/address-search/ind...

Good luck!