Title & Lien Search

[Priscilla Z.]

My partner and I are currently making offers on vacant lots and are going to be purchasing them at a GREAT discount. There are recorded lien searches on my county's official records page where it shows a title search. I then look up the owner's name (on the county's website) and see the liens on the vacant property, which are the same liens that come up on the title search.

My question: Can I do my own title & lien search through the county's website, or do I NEED to hire a title company to do this for me?

(Jon & Joshua, if my question is in the wrong forum please let me know where to post it!)