Description of Services

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Abstracts/Trustees of Texas is pleased to offer the following services:

Document Recording

Abstratcs/Trustees of Texas will record documents in the Appropriate Public Records and will proved a file-marked copy to the client for proof of recording. Turnaround time 24-48 hours except in remote countries.

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Document Retrieval

Abstracts/Trustees of Texas will research public records to locate and retrieve regular or clerk certified copies of documents for clients. Turnaround time 24-48 hours except in remote countries.

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Pre-Foreclosure Abstracts

Pre-Foreclosure Abstracts (Title Letters) include searches for the following:

  1. Complete title history to include all record owners beginning at Deed into Grantor of oldest Deed of Trust still owing.
  2. Complete lien assignment chain from original Grantee in Deed of Trust to current record holder of lien.
  3. All additional liens of record on property.
  4. Check for abstracts of judgement, property tax liens, and liens by affidavit against current owners or property.
  5. Check for federal tax liens, state tax liens, and bankruptcies on current owner or any party named in title from Deed of Trust date to present.

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Home Equity Title Searches

  1. Last Deed of Record (copy provided) and any open mortgages.
  2. Judgements and liens of record against property and current owner.
  3. Federal Tax Lien Search for current owner.
  4. State Tax Lien Search for current owner.
  5. Lawsuits pending as shown in County Clerk Records.
  6. Ad-valorem tax information including tax appraised value.

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Home Improvement Title Searches

  1. Last Deed of Record (copy provided) and any open mortgages.
  2. Judgements and liens of record against property and current owner.
  3. Federal Tax Lien Search for current owner.
  4. State Tax Lien Search for current owner.
  5. Lawsuits pending as shown in County Clerk Records.
  6. Ad-valorem tax information including tax appraised value.

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Fifty Year Level One Environmental Abstracts

  1. Deed of search for subject property to include all owners of record. from date of first deed more than fifty (50) years old.
  2. All leases of record for the subject property.
  3. All easements of record.
  4. Any other matter of record that may affect the environmental quality of property.

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Tax Lien Searches

  1. Search of County Clerk Grantor-Grantee Records for State and Federal Tax Liens of Record.
  2. Search of Tax Lien Records if separate from Grantor-Grantee Records.
  3. Copies provided.

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Asset Searches

  1. Search of County Clerk Grantor-Grantee Records for any property currently or recently owned by each subject of search.
  2. Search of County Tax Records for any property now owned by each subject of search.

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UCC-1 Searches

  1. Search of Secretary of State UCC-1 records and/or
  2. Search of County Clerk Records in county of domicile.

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Bankruptcy Searches/Retrievals

  1. Search of Bankruptcy Records to determine if any Bankruptcy of Record.
  2. Retrieval of files from Bankruptcy Clerk.
  3. For old files, retrieval of Archived files from central Bankruptcy storage warehouse.

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Foreclosure Posting and Reading

  1. Filing of "Notices of Sale" with county clerk, and posting of copy on posting board and county courthouse.
  2. Return of file-stamped copy to client.
  3. Conduct foreclosure sale.
  4. Recording of all documents.
    1. Assignments(s)
    2. Appointment(s)
    3. Trustees Deed
    4. Affidavits

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Evictions

  1. Attend forcible entry and detainer (eviction) hearings in Justice Court.
  2. Inspect property to determine if occupied.

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Purchase of Notes Secured By Real Estate

Top Prices and Quick Closings For:

  1. Owner financed notes
  2. Home improvement notes
  3. Second lien notes
  4. Third lien notes
  5. Any note secured by real estate whether paying or not.
  6. Specializing in non performing notes

Can You Use Our Help?

Our customers seek our help to research real estate titles, as well as checking their tenants for any criminal histories or looking up the latest changes in the law. We have the expertise needed to get the job done and the results to our customers within 24-48 hours.

Ask yourself, "Can I afford not to use help?" Investors and first-time home buyers have lost thousands of dollars by not checking out the title before they bought their homes. Don’t let that happen to you. Have the satisfaction of having all the vital information needed to make a wise choice and reduce your risks.


Landlords and Real Estate Agents

can check out tenants for past criminal records, or bankruptcy. Check and correct title problems on new listings to avoid canceled or delayed closings.

Investors and Real Estate Buyers,

have an alternative to using expensive Title Companies to check out the title before they make their purchases,-- especially if buying directly from the owner or at auctions where they sell property "AS IS" with Buyer Beware.

Owners have received cash quickly

for getting rid of their headache fixer-upper. Call us now for your cash.

What is not Covered?

While a title search is essential in a purchase, title searches do not include unpaid property taxes, or unrecorded Homeowner’s Association Dues. Buyers should personally contact all taxing agencies and Homeowners Associations, etc. to verify any amounts owed to them as well as inspect the physical condition of the property prior to purchase.

Have the advantage of knowing who the current owner(s) of record are and what liens they have, to increase your profits and reduce your liabilities and risk.

NOTICE: Abstracts of Texas can provide a county and city property tax statement for an additional $15 per statement per property. Buyers should contact all agencies for possible delinquent property taxes, i.e. school, and unrecorded homeowner association dues.

We Buy Contracts, Houses, & Owner-Financed Notes

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