Job Title: Title Examiner
Date: 04/2024
Department: Real Estate Acquisitions
Reports to:Real Estate Acquisitions Manager
SWE Homes is a Houston-based real estate and investment company with nearly 40 years of experience in the industry. Our company has excelled in various facets of real estate, offering a diverse range of properties, including residential homes, expansive land, and commercial spaces throughout Texas and the southern states.
Title Examiner Overview
The Title Examiner's responsibilities include conducting in-depth searches of public records, liens, and titles to determine the legal standing of properties. This entails verifying property descriptions, ownership information, and any potential encumbrances that could affect property transactions or insurance coverage. The position also entails compiling and summarizing pertinent information, occasional travel for foreclosure sales, and collaborating with senior management on various administrative and acquisition-related functions.
Responsibilities:
- Search public records, liens, deeds, judgments and chains of title to determine legal status of both residential and commercial properties.
- Verify property legal descriptions, ownership and restrictions to ensure the title has no restrictions that may prevent or hinder the sale and/or insurability of the property.
- Compile information and documents relating to property title and summarize findings to include pertinent/relevant information.
- Possible travel may be required once a month to attend tax and trustee foreclosure sales.
- Work closely with the President of the company with various administrative task, personal task, and errands.
- Learn the note purchasing and property purchasing aspects of the acquisitions department.
Qualifications:
- Familiarity with all aspects of title work including chains of title and deeds, and ability to analyze, interpret and synthetize/summarize information.
- Knowledge of mortgage and real estate legal terminology, ability to interpret underwritings, deeds and purchase/sale contracts and to read plat maps.
- Strong research and organizational skills coupled with excellent writing and communication skills.
- Fast learner and ability to cross train in other functional areas within the Acquisitions department including due diligence, researching comparable property values, etc.
MUST BE ABLE TO PASS BACKGROUND CHECK
SWE Homes, LP., is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Ability to Relocate:
- Houston, TX 77057: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person