Nearly 1 out of 2 marriages end in divorce.

Any costs like tax liens will come out of the owners proceeds.A partial list of what a title company checks forland recordsmortgagesjudgements against the ownerbankruptcy searchPossibly marriage or divorce records. 

This is our 5th duty station in 6.5 years of marriage.

Years ago before marriage, I had a good buddy live with me in my house as roomies.  

Rule of thumb: a renters insurance policy automatically covers losses suffered by everyone living in your home AND related to you by marriage, blood, or adoption.

But, it doesn't do you any good.A Quit Claim Deed is usually used to add a spouse to ownership on a property after funding if the bank is only considering one person's income for the loan and is used to add someone after marriage.

We have also personally seen REI destroy people, destroy marriages, destroy families.

Sounds like you are well ahead in the game.Congrats on your upcoming marriage and on your success to date.Will Barnard

I learned that signatures on loans are real, a commitment that goes beyond a marriage.

Add me to the list of people looking for a CPA. 2018 brought life changes (marriage, child) so I don't feel comfortable going with the TurboTax route this upcoming tax season.