Discover how title abstractors assist in property title searching by uncovering legal history and ownership details, ensuring safe and reliable real estate transactions.

Mineral rights give you the legal ability to explore, extract, and benefit from the minerals beneath your property. They’re entirely separate from surface rights, which means someone else could technically own the resources underground while you own the land above. What Are Mineral Rights? Minerals covered under these rights include oil, natural gas, coal, precious […]

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When one seeks either to purchase or refinance a commercial real estate, one of the important steps in due diligence involves understanding the environmental history of the property. The Phase I Environmental Site Assessment has been considered an important tool for determining potential environmental risks associated with a property. It's more than a formality; it's an integral part of the process for the protection of buyers, sellers, and lenders from financial and legal liabilities. The cost of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, factors that […]