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You don't have to be a private detective to find who owns a property

17th December 2009
By Malinda in Real Estate Law
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Finding out who owns a property is very important especially when you buy a house or grant someone loan on property. It is quite possible that the person you are granting loan is a fraud and does not own that property so you must check and verify this before processing the loan request. If you are a realtor or help people in finalizing property deals then you should have an idea about its significance. There are many ways to find out who owns a property but usually people look for reliable and authentic means of information.

In the past people used to hire private detective to find who owns a property as they have links with private and public real estate agencies. But they usually charge huge fee so now people want to go with less expensive and reliable methods to find out this. There are many online resources that can be used to find who owns a property. But in order to find a reliable and source you need to do proper research and homework.

You can approach yellow or write pages online to find out who owns a property and can see the name, email and phone number of the person. Besides this search engines can also be used for this purpose. All you need is to put the property address in the search box and press enter. Within seconds related websites will be appeared and you can select any appropriate website to check this. Another way to find out who owns a property is to visit local realtor website where all local properties are listed and you can find the owner of any particular property. Sometimes in order to maximize privacy you need to verify your identification.


Apart from this, there are some websites which provides the facility to search online public records and check background information about people and properties. These websites will charge anywhere between $20 and $50. They regularly update their database so you can easily rely on their results. It is highly advisable that before signing up you must read and understand its terms and policies.

Figure out much more who owns a property and discover who lives on my street.

Malinda is an expert writer. She has written many articles on how to find out about personal public records.
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