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Keys to Understanding Land Records

Lorman Education Services
Training Provided by Lorman Education Services nThis teleconference will provide you with the practical information you need to better understand the process of researching and evaluating land records in connection with the transfer of ownership and real estate financing. This teleconference will identify real property interests and sources of land information, explain how property interests are created and transferred, and discuss title search procedures. In addition, you'll learn about the recording system, property descriptions, the chain of title, off-record interests, rights and claims, and what resources are available to the purchaser and lender concerning minimizing risks associated with the title. n nLearning Objectives n- You will be able to learn available sources of land records information. n- You will be able to describe classifications of legal descriptions. n- You will be able to learn risk reduction and transaction enhancements. n- You will be able to recite creation and transfer of interests.
This is primarily teleseminar training
instructor led trainingThis class may be available at a classroom in Milwaukee, WI,
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Duration:1 days
Training Presented in:English
Keys to Understanding Land Records Agenda

  1. Transactions Marketplace, Universe of Competing Property Interests
    1. Estates or Interests in Real Property: Present, Future and Concurrent
    2. Mortgages
    3. Security Interests in Fixtures
    4. Array of Statutory Liens
    5. Taxes
  2. Available Sources of Land Records Information
    1. Conveyances
    2. Court Records
    3. Corporations and Business Entities
    4. Zoning
  3. Creation and Transfer of Interests
    1. Conveyance Formal Requisites
    2. Process of Recording
    3. Recording Statutes: Effect on Priorities
    4. Appurtenant Easements
    5. Correcting Errors in the Land Records
    6. Distressed Properties: Short Sales and Foreclosures
  4. Classification of Legal Descriptions
    1. United States Land Survey
    2. Metes and Bounds
    3. Subdivision Plats and Surveys
    4. Condominiums
  5. Chain of Title
    1. Why the Chain is a Prerequisite for Ownership
    2. Marketable Record Title Acts
  6. Beyond the Reach of Land Records
    1. Title by Adverse Possession
    2. Prescriptive Easements
    3. Water and the Public Trust Doctrine
    4. Highways
    5. Treaties
  7. Risk Reduction and Transaction Enhancements
    1. Avoidable Real Estate Title Pitfalls
    2. Obtaining Title Insurance Coverage: Current Choices
    3. Useful Escrows
    4. Using and Maximizing Land Records Information During the Housing Downturn
About The Training Provider: Lorman Education Services
Lorman Education Services - Lorman Education is dedicated to providing cost-effective training opportunities that meet the needs of our members and enhance their skills, knowledge, and competencies. Please use Priority Code 16175 when registering. Lorman Education Services began offering continuing education seminars in 1987. Lorman Education is dedicated to providing cost-effective training opportunities that...
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