Title Search Due Diligence for Non-Performing Notes

[Marco Bario]

I recently took a "title record searching" course in San Diego County offered by Ward Hanigan and his son Eric which included visiting the local county office and performing hands-on title searches. It was a great under the hood view of real estate titles – not to mention how and what gets attached to them. I recommended it. Ward originally developed the course for those interested in foreclosure sales – where it wasn't cost effective to pay a title company to research titles by the dozen prior to each auction. But my interest in the course was as an aspiring Non-Performing Notes Investor. 

As is the case in San Diego County, and Los Angeles County where I live – most title records are only searchable in person, but NPN investing is spread all over.

I'd love to learn how others evaluate titles prior to purchasing Non-Performing Notes. 

Thank you,

Marco Bario

Sherman Oaks, CA