Advice for Finding Leins

[Zinna Eze]

Hello all. I am new to the RE industry. I've decided I wanted to focus on Pre-Foreclosure, Subject-To deals.

My questions are:

1) Other than a Title Company/ RE attorney, what other websites/resources can be utilized to find out if there are leins on a property?

2) How does one manage to be cost-effective when utilizing a Title Company to look for leins? I know I'd be seeking out many title searches and see this as being very costly.

Thank in advance

[Adam Walter]

I can only speak to what Ohio does.  If a property is in Foreclosure, the party bringing the foreclosure does a title search and notifies all interested parties in regards to the foreclosure.  The title search is normally included in the foreclosure claim which I can usually access online or get a copy from the clerk of courts.  If it's not in foreclosure, then I would do searches on the county clerk of courts and recorders office to get an idea of what would come up on the title.