Smart Move includes homeland security screen, sexual predator check and felony screen at federal and state level. 

The Homeland Security folks put out a list of things they considered as concerns to identify possible terrorists.

American Homeland TitleVantage TitlePartners Land Title (in South Dayton area, but will travel)

We spent more on the reconstruction than on the home/land in the first place.I forgot to mention that we bought it through a wholesaler who took a $10K assignment fee, so that's a success story for a wholesaler.

And since you brought up my state, I will point out to you that WSDL will on Jan 22nd no longer be acceptable photo ID to homeland security for accessing airports, that shows you how useful it will be, precisely because illegal immigrants can get it issued to them.  

What do you all suggest as being the best way nowadays to protect your real estate assets (including your personal home)?Land

There are many other areas of law that pertain to lending, there is, to mention a few, the SEC, the CPFB, the FTC, Homeland Security, Money Laundering (FBI), HUD, Treasury Dept., and even Postal Inspectors can come into the picture if there is a violation and the postal system was involved.

I use Homeland Title on Severna Park and have done deals like this and they took care of it.

Homeland Title is also a great title-company option. http://www.homelandtitleescrow.com/As a Realtor, most of my closings take place with Homeland. 

- To your point on home/land owners potentially not factoring in stumpage value on the land.- This is what has intrigued me the most about the timber industry, a few years ago i came across that idea of what if i buy land, sell the timber, and then resell the land for the same or a little less that what it was bought for.