Summary:
Compile list of mortgages, deeds, contracts, judgments, and other instruments (chain) pertaining to title by searching public records of Webster County, Iowa
Primary responsibilities:
- Search and verify titleholders
- Build abstracts and/or continue abstract updates
- Search and collect documents reflecting the history of a property
- Use of various websites and internal programs to locate property information
- Transmit completed updates, searches and reports to the appropriate party
- Search real estate records and summarize legal documents
- Compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by searching public records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.
- Search, analyze, and evaluate records relating to titles of homes, land, and buildings.
- Ensure that the title to a property in question has no restrictions that may prevent or hinder its sale or use.
- Confer with realtors, lending institution personnel, buyers, sellers, contractors, surveyors, and courthouse personnel.
- Examine deeds, deeds of trust, liens, judgments, easements, and plats/maps to determine ownership, encumbrances, and to verify legal descriptions of property.
- Prepare property reports and title searches
- Answer phone to assist customers
- Back up for front desk
- Other duties as required by management
Competencies:
- Ability to read maps and directions
- Excellent typing skills
- Ability to work with tight deadlines and strict standards
- Prioritize workload
- Extremely detail oriented
- Read cursive and/or calligraphy
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The employee is required to walk to the Courthouse to retrieve documents and/or do research, occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 10-15 pounds, and sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel and crouch.
EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK:
This is a full-time position - Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB: High School Diploma or equivalent
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO PERFORM JOB: 2-5 years Abstracting experience preferred and/or experience in a related field
EEOC STATEMENT:
First Iowa Title Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer