Hey everyone — I'm a land wholesaler targeting Socorro County New Mexico and I'm having a hard time finding a title company that covers that area and works with assignment contracts. Does anyone have a direct recommendation for a title company that handles wholesaling and assignment contracts in New Mexico, specifically Socorro County? Any help is greatly appreciated
Wholesaler · Charleston WV · Member since 2026 · 231 posts · 123 votes
2mo
I don't have a specific recommendation in Socorro County, but I'd start by calling every title company that closes there and asking one simple question: "Do you regularly handle assignment contracts and double closings for investors?" If they hesitate or sound unsure, move on.
I've found that the title company is almost as important as the buyer. An investor friendly title company will know exactly what you're talking about and won't make your first assignment feel like it's something unusual. If you can't find one directly in Socorro County, I'd also reach out to investor friendly title companies in Albuquerque that close deals statewide and ask if they'll handle a Socorro County transaction. Many will
Coral Springs, FL · Member since 2018 · 464 posts · 94 votes
3w
@Alex Munana — Travis gave you solid advice on the title company front. Albuquerque-based investor-friendly title companies that close statewide are your best bet for Socorro County.
But before you need a title company, you need deals to assign. Since you're already targeting Socorro County for land wholesaling, here's how to find the most motivated sellers in that specific county — for free:
Socorro County has publicly searchable records across three databases that, when layered together, tell you exactly which land owners are under maximum pressure:
1. Socorro County Tax Collector — tax delinquent properties (the county already identified who can't pay their taxes) 2. Socorro County Code Enforcement — properties with violations and documented repair costs (the county inspected and put dollar amounts on what's wrong) 3. Socorro County Clerk of Court — probate and lien filings (ownership transitions and debt)
When the same parcel shows up on all three lists, that's converged distress — a land owner who's tax delinquent, has code violations with documented repair costs, AND has probate or lien activity. That's maximum motivation.
For land wholesaling specifically, the code enforcement data is gold — the violation descriptions often include dollar-amount repair estimates from county inspectors. That means you can underwrite the property's needs before you even call the owner.
Socorro County is rural enough that there's very little investor competition for this data. You can pull all three lists in an afternoon and cross-reference them to find the 3-5 most distressed land parcels in the county. Then you don't need to cold call 500 people — you call the 5 owners who the county already told you are in trouble.
Once you have 3-5 converged parcels with documented county data, the title company question becomes a lot more urgent because you'll actually have deals to close.