San Diego - Where to research all liens on a property?

[Rami W.]

Hello BP! Love this site. I've been reading BP and trying to learn one thing at a time. Right now I'm reading up and learning about auctions. I've read you must find out what the liens are on a property up for auction before bidding.

Is the county recorders office the place to research ALL possible liens associated with a property? Anywhere else? Do you have to run a search against the current owners name or just the APN to find lien info? Or both? If the property is held in a trust, does that pose any problems?

I found a link on the county site to search Grantor/Grantee, but not sure that is what I need.
http://arcc.co.san-diego.ca.us/services/grantorgrantee/search.aspx

Not sure if that is the same as a Title search. Would a title search show all liens on a property?

Sorry, new to this type of research. Thanks!