Arrowhead Title, Inc.

If we've said it once, we'll say it a thousand times - your home is probably the biggest investment you will ever make in your lifetime. Our homes serve as a place to live, but they are also major financial assets that are often worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The team at Arrowhead Title, Inc. is here to remind you to protect your biggest asset with these reasons to get title insurance at the Lake of the Ozarks . 18 Reasons To Get Title Insurance Your property may have unknown liens still placed against it. The previous owner may not have had the right to sell the property. An unknown heir may appear and stake a claim on the property. A deed or a mortgage somewhere in the chain of title could be a forgery. City councils or local governments may claim the right to use part of the property to make a roadway. A deed or mortgage somewhere in the chain of title may have been signed by someone who was mentally unstable, under the age of 18, or otherwise unable t...

Last week, we talked about the first four steps to take when buying a home . You can view in-depth descriptions of each of these steps on our blog from last week, but here's a quick summary of what we talked about: Step 1: Start Your Research Step 2: Get Prequalified or Preapproved Step 3: Hire A Real Estate Agent Step 4: Tour Homes Taking these steps will build the foundation for a fun and successful home search at the Lake of the Ozarks . Once you've completed these four steps, it's time to get started on the remaining five. Step 5: Make An Offer Once you have found a home you love, it's time to make an offer on it. There are no rules governing the type of offer you can make - you can offer full asking price, or you can offer a few thousand dollars less. Your real estate agent can help you strategize on what would be a good offer and what (if any) additional items to include in your offer (such as furniture pieces that may have been left in the home)....

Homes are often the largest purchases most people make in their lifetimes. People spend hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of dollars on their homes at the Lake of the Ozarks . With so much money at stake, it's easy to see why protecting your investment is so important. As your trusted title professionals at the Lake , Arrowhead Title, Inc. is here to help you learn how to do just that. The Title Search The first step is to choose a title company at the Lake of the Ozarks . When clients come to us to help them with their residential real estate transactions, we spend hours upon hours pouring through the public records to find all pertinent information relating to the property. This type of information includes (but is not limited to): Outstanding deeds of trust Liens against the property Owner history Tax information Restrictions on the use of the property The goal of the title search is to unearth all the information a prospective buyer needs to know abo...