Protects real estate owners and lenders against potential loss or damage that may occur to a real estate property being sold or refinanced.

The title insurer carefully researches every known recorded document regarding current and prior ownership of the property being purchased or transferred to determine the current status of the title. This includes scrutiny of all public and court records, property tax records, legal descriptions, liens, and claims. The search may cover such relevant documents as deeds, mortgages, wills, judgments, divorce decrees, liens, and assessments relative to the property in question.

Bay Title offers traditional notary services in person as well as remote online notary services, via DocuSign, in order to conduct remote closings.

Bay Title & Abstract, Inc. is registered with DocuSign to provide convenient closings at a time and place that works best for you. Remote Online Notary (RON) allows you to eSign the essential legal documents required for closing, while one of our agents notarizes them. At this time RON is only offered for the seller side of closings.

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Found a better mortgage interest rate? Our closing department will work directly with your lender to process, close, and record your new mortgage.

Our experienced construction department will facilitate the construction draw process by working directly with borrowers, builders, and lenders.

Brief report summarizing how title is vested, the legal description and any possible liens that are recorded with the register of deeds and other offices concerning a piece of property.

Highlights key information about the property to assist with the market analysis.

A 1031 exchange gets its name from Section 1031 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, which allows you to avoid paying capital gains taxes when you sell an investment property and reinvest the proceeds from the sale within certain time limits in a property or properties of like kind and equal or greater value.

Provides a written estimation of the market value concerning residential, commercial, industrial properties and vacant land.