Title Examiner ( Abstractor)

Job Duties include:

Examine/read and evaluate land title records in Rochester

Examine/read documentation such as deeds, mortgages, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, easements, restrictions, and plats/maps to determine ownership, encumbrances, and to verify legal descriptions of property

Analyze and evaluate records relating to property taxes, federal and state inheritance/estate taxes, liens, judgments, bankruptcy filings, foreclosures, chancery proceedings and other records to be read into the title binder or informational report

Identify if the title to a property in question has easements or restrictions that may prevent or hinder its sale or otherwise affect ownership

Analyze chain of title, and/or defects in the chain of title, and prepare reports outlining title-related matters

Examine title records from outside abstractors and seek additional information from abstractors where necessary for complete and proper examination

Synthesize the information from all of the above and prepare property reports and title commitments

Resolve any issues such as missing information, incomplete, inaccurate or contradictory information contained in the title documentation