There is a broad array of both services types (custodian held vs checkbook model, for example), and business approaches.  

A title company should not be hiding the chain of title, it is a matter that a lender relies upon in making a loan and intentionally omitting information relied upon by an insured lender in making any loan is at the least an interference in lending operations and can be fraud, so don't even ask them to do that.Settlements have been under scrutiny in the past few years, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) is the insurance association that has regulatory authority or oversight over member title companies and sets policy nation wide.

Posting random "stats" seems a little bit of a wide brush.

Realizing this its appearance was tailor-made for his hoax and it was easy to carve, Hull hired a group of quarry workers to cut off a slab measuring twelve feet long, four feet wide and two feet thick.In November, Hull had his gypsum wrapped in canvas and hoisted onto a wagon.

And personally as far as the liability I am assuming by helping others get into or out of homes they could not otherwise get into or out of; I can only hope that my intentions will be considered and that what I am doing will not be considered predatory by anyone for that is certainly not my intent, though I do hope to make a few bucks in the process.I go into this with my eyes wide open know that there will be others that will abuse this strategy and the buyers and lenders they deal with and could make it awful for all of us.And now I must say all of the above is "only my opinion" and I can only hope that helps me avoid the ridicule :-)

I use TweetDeck and follow the #tcot, #realestate #investing and #investment streams.It's kind of like a big wide open chatroom and the hash tags like #tcot help group things together.Feel free to follow me at http://www.twitter.com/The_Anti_Guru I will follow back.

Two doors wide open, no propane so the heatwas off, and temps were below freezing.

I took over my sisters land and her double wide mobile home three years ago when she went to buy a house.

If yours is the only offer acknowledging this potential issue with eyes wide open, and with a plan in place to deal with it ("we will go reno if we must, already have a contractor on stand-by to make a bid"), that can give you an advantage in the eyes of the listing agent and seller. 

@Robert CrossleyYou have come to the right place to connect with the wide array of real estate professionals and investors.