Stop wasting time at your County Recorder’s Office

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Why Record real estate documents?

To protect yourself as a Real Estate Investor, it is ideal to record your contract positions at your County Recorder’s office.  When you have a property tied-up with a Contract to Purchase or an Option to Purchase, you may think that you’re in good shape.  You go on to start working towards your exit-strategy, whether that is to wholesale, rehab, etc.

But not so fast.

A slick, slimy, and sly investor may try to negotiate with the seller behind your back and cut you out of the deal!  Perhaps this is your wholesale buyer, your contractor, or anyone else who is unethical.

When you record your position at the County Recorder’s office, you are putting the public on notice of your interest in the property.  This act puts a cloud on the title and the seller would not be able to deliver a clear title to anyone else without dealing with you.

While recording your contracts (memorandums and affidavits) is a good idea, spending time driving to the County Recorder’s office during their slim office hours is not.

Be like a Title Company and submit documents electronically, you’re a business too!

Using the eCourier service of eRecording Partners will allow you to submit your documents to the County Recorder’s office from your home office laptop while you sip hot coco in your drawers by the fireplace (well at least that’s how I roll).  All you need is a scanner and a computer; well you don’t even need a scanner if you are a paperless operation.

There are no set-up or subscription fees associated with eCourier; there is only a $4 per document charge.  The online interface allows you to view the status of documents from submission to recording.  Check out the demo of their software for a complete look.  At only $4 per document, this service is a no-brainer for those looking to run their business with greater efficiency.  That should include you!

The eCourier service is currently available in the following counties:

State	County
Arizona	Apache
	Graham
	Greenlee
	Maricopa
	Mohave
	Navajo
	Yavapai
Arkansas	Pulaski
California	San Bernardino
Colorado	Adams
	Alamosa
	Arapahoe
	Archuleta
	Baca
	Bent
	Boulder
	Chaffee
	Cheyenne
	Dolores
	Douglas
	Eagle
	El Paso
	Garfield
	Huerfano
	Jefferson
	Kiowa
	La Plata
	Lake
	Larimer
	Las Animas
	Lincoln
	Mesa
	Mineral
	Moffat
	Otero
	Park
	PT Arapahoe
	PT Boulder
	PT Douglas
	PT Jefferson
	PT Weld
	Pueblo
	Routt
	Saguache
	San Juan
	San Miguel
	Teller
	Weld
District Of Columbia	Washington
Florida	Bay
	Broward
	Clay
	Duval
	Escambia
	Hillsborough
	Lee
	Leon
	Orange
	Pinellas
	Santa Rosa
	Suwannee
Illinois	Champaign
	Cook
	Kane
	McHenry
	Rock Island
	Winnebago
Indiana	Adams
	Allen
Kansas	Wyandotte
Maine	Kennebec
Massachusetts	Middlesex North
	Middlesex South
Michigan	Ingham
	Macomb
	Oakland
	Ottawa
Minnesota	Blue Earth
	Cass
	Clay
	Crow Wing
	Dakota
	Kandiyohi
	Lyon
	Martin
	Pope
	Renville
	Scott
	Sherburne
	Wabasha
Missouri	City of St. Louis
	Lincoln
Nevada	Washoe
New Hampshire	Merrimack
New Jersey	Atlantic
	Burlington
	Camden
	Cape May
	Cumberland
	Essex
	Gloucester
	Mercer
	Monmouth
	Morris
	Ocean
	Passaic
	Sussex
North Carolina	Durham
	Mecklenburg
	New Hanover
Ohio	Butler
	Clark
	Delaware
	Richland
Oklahoma	Tulsa
Pennsylvania	Allegheny
	Bradford
	Bucks
	Luzerne
	Monroe
	Philadelphia
Texas	Bastrop
	Bell
	Bexar
	Brazoria
	Cameron
	Collin
	Dallas
	Denton
	Fort Bend
	Grayson
	Harris
	Hays
	Hidalgo
	Jefferson
	Midland
	Nueces
	Parker
	Scurry
	Tarrant
	Taylor
	Tom Green
	Travis
	Webb
	Wichita
	Williamson
Utah	Salt Lake
Virginia	Montgomery
	Spotsylvania
	Virginia Beach
Washington	King
	Pierce
	Snohomish
Wisconsin	Brown
	Columbia
	Dane
	Eau Claire
	La Crosse
	Milwaukee
	Outagamie
	Ozaukee
	Racine
	Rock
	Sheboygan
	St. Croix
	Washington
	Waupaca
	Winnebago

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