A Big Shout Out to Kim Barnett, the My Processor 3" team and Lauren Wiley!! Thank you so very much…read morefor helping through this process every step of the way from Boston!! Selling my parent's home after their passing was emotional but I'm also a "first time home seller"'. Thank you for not only answering all my questions but also helping me make sure that all appropriate documents were in place!! Definitely recommend Meridian Title Group!!

I invest in Colorado Tax Liens and sometimes end up owning the underlying property. I received an…read morepostcard from Meridian Title about their tax sale certification process. Googling Meridian Title and Tax Sale Certification I couldn't find anything that endorsed the process or said it was a scam so I was skeptical. However, I had about 8 properties in Grand County Colorado so I called for more information and figured I'd try them. Following is my experience. For background, if you get a Treasurer's Deed to land in Colorado, there are generally four ways to sell the land. First, you can sell the land by giving a buyer a quit claim deed or a bargain/sale deed on the land. You can generally do this if you are selling to a neighbor or someone else that has an interest in the land and with a low sales price. However, since this isn't a warranty deed, you might not get full price and since you can't offer title insurance, the buyer can't get financing. I've done this a few times but always to a neighbor or someone who is trying to fix a defect in their own property. The second way is to wait nine years (in Colorado) at which point the Treasurer's Deed becomes "marketable" and you can do a Warranty Deed and offer title insurance on the property. If the property is low value with low carrying costs (taxes, HOA fees, etc.) I'll just wait the nine years and then sell on craigslist or through a broker. Unfortunately for the land in Grand County, I not only had taxes of about $200 to $300 per year but also HOA dues of $270 to $350 per year. The third way is to do a "Quiet Title" suit with an attorney to get a marketable title. The attorney files a lawsuit against the prior owner and all "unknown" people to bring to court any claims they have on the property. I did that with one property in Grand County and ended up paying a smidgen over $5,000 for the quiet title suit. You may be able to do a pro se suit or have an attorney assist you on a pro se lawsuit to save money, but I hadn't looked into that deeply enough to attempt this yet. The fourth way, apparently, is to use a company like Meridian Title to certify the tax lien sale and then they apparently underwrite the title company here in Colorado to do the warranty deed and purchase title insurance. I had called Meridian Title and talked to Brenda Flattery about the Tax Sale Certification process. She assured me that they have done "quite a few" of these in Colorado over the past three to four years. To start, they want a $350 deposit and then a varying amount depending on the sales price at the closing ($1,450 for a property selling for under $25K, $1,950 for a property between $25K and $75K, etc). She said the normal process is to wait until you have a buyer and then send them the $350 deposit to start the process and they take about three weeks to certify the title. It doesn't make sense to pay the deposit up front, since the pre-certification work they do will expire in 6 months if you don't pay the remaining costs. Brenda stated when you have a buyer you would have your broker call Meridian to get the process going and they would handle the rest. I figured it since there was no money up front it was worth a gamble to see if I could sell these properties sooner rather than later. I used a pretty good Realtor (Shanna Lalley of RE WinterPark) who is pretty successful and knowledgeable in Grand County. She had never heard of Meridian Title either, but was willing to give this a chance and work with them. We listed the properties and got an offer on two. For the first one to close, we e-mailed the paperwork to Meridian, and then I had to physically send them a check (they couldn't do a credit card or EFT, they only accept wire transfers or checks). It took a week for them to get the check, cash it, and start the process. I got an e-mail about a week and a half later from Land Title and Guarantee Company, which is a well-known Title Company in Colorado, that they would be handling the closing and doing the title commitment. So all seemed well. When the Title Commitment came back from Land Title it originally required a quiet title suit. However Meridian and Land Title conferred and then removed that requirement. So Land Title was then able to offer Title Insurance. The whole process took over three weeks from the date they started (apparently fall is Meridian's busy season). My broker extended the closing by a few days and we closed October 7th. The buyers went to a Land Title office in Grand County and I went to one in Denver and it was flawless. I'm happy to report that Meridian Title's Tax Sale Certification process is not a scam and (at least in Colorado) I was able to sell a Treasurer's Deed land I got about two years ago with a warranty deed and title insurance. The cost (for this property) was $1,450 ($350 paid by check and $1,100 at closing. The second closing is set for November, and hopefully some of the other properties will also sell this year.

In June 2013, First American Title Insurance Company (FATIC) helped me close on a home I was…read morepurchasing. FATIC was tasked with checking the title history of the home I was planning to buy and compile all of the paper work required for closing day. During this process, the background check showed no irregularities on the home. Our closing went without a hitch and we became proud owners of a wonderful home. Approximately one month after we closed, I received a bill from my county for back taxes that were unpaid by the previous homeowner. This was a surprise to me, because I was told everything had been paid at closing. Subsequently, I spoke with the county assessor and learned that a tax bill of $3600 was placed against the property prior to me closing taking ownership. This bill was considered public by assessor and should have been visible to anyone looking into the title history of this property. Because I was now the owner of the property, the county assessor told me I was liable for the bill. Having purchased title insurance from FATIC, I felt that I had a legitimate claim that I shouldn't be held personally liable. According to my Title Insurance policy, I would be covered by Paragraph 8a in their covered risks section. 8) Someone else has a lien on your title, including a: a. lien of real estate taxes or assessment's imposed on your title by a governmental authority that are due or payable, but unpaid; Their claim division was very unhelpful through out this whole matter. My contacts name was Elsa Theile Fuchs, a Senior Claim Counsel. I received almost no updates over the two-month process and only received a response after I had to contact her supervisor about the lack of communication. Amazingly, I received a denial letter the same day as that conversation. FATIC's ruling is that this is an issue between me and the previous home owner, even though the bill was issued before I took ownership of the home and was not informed during closing. I would avoid this title company at all costs. It's obvious now that their title background checks are completely insufficient. The local branch was only helpful in forwarding my claim; they have provided no additional help or explanation on this matter. For a company who puts title insurance in their name, my experience has extremely disappointing.

The team at Monument Title Insurance company were incredibly efficient and incredibly and…read moreaccommodating. My client was closing on the purchase of a home from Hawaii and the worked with both the long distance and time difference to close on the property without inconveniencing him. Highly recommend!

working with Edwin is such a great experience, i have properties in few cities and this is by far…read morethe best management company I've work with. Communication is fast and honest, stuff get done quickly and it feels like he always take excellent care of the properties he manages, im currently selling some properties in another city where management companies are hell and im going to invest more in the IN area mostly because it feels i have a great management company i can rely on out there.

My house is reading 99 degrees and I can't even get a damn call back. I pray God send me a way out…read moreof this hell hole. 9444 English Oak dr I hate this company

They do not follow through with what had been discussed in the initial discussions. I would not…read morerecommend them at all. They treated me like a number. I trusted them-- big mistake!!!! Their response. "You signed the contract"

Ben Buys recently purchased a home in our neighborhood where the homes make a nice effort to keep…read moretheir properties maintained. Nothing has been done to maintain this home so it has become very unsightly due to no mowing or other outside maintenance. Several neighbors have called Ben Buys multiple times with no return calls and no action to resolve our concerns. Very disappointing and disrespectful.