Titlework Tea with Katelyn High from Meridian Title
Moving Fort Wayne · Episode 27
Titlework Tea
with Katelyn High, Meridian Title
Brad Noll sits down with Katelyn High, Account Manager at Meridian Title, to explain title insurance, one of the most overlooked parts of any home sale. Katelyn covers what a title search uncovers, how hidden liens can surface before closing, how Meridian's fraud team guards against wire scams, and what buyers and sellers can expect at the closing table.
Key Takeaways
- Title insurance is a one-time fee. It protects you for as long as you own your home and ensures you receive clear title, free of the seller's mortgage, liens, and judgments.
- A title search catches hidden problems. Second mortgages, tax sales, bankruptcies, and divorce decrees can surface right before closing. Sellers can open a free preliminary title search early to avoid closing-day surprises.
- Ownership claims need recorded documentation. An estranged relative or ex-spouse can't claim a stake without recorded paperwork. Without it, there is no valid claim against the title.
- Wire fraud is everywhere. Meridian's fraud team verifies identities down to the smallest detail, even an O mistaken for a zero on a driver's license, to confirm everyone is who they say they are.
- Closings usually take an hour or less. Buyers may sign 100 to 200 documents while sellers sign around 20. Remote online notary options let sellers close from out of state or out of the country.
- The best realtor listens first. Katelyn looks for an agent who leads with a servant's heart and treats the sale as more than a transaction, especially when emotions run high at the closing table.
Chapters
- 00:00Intro
- 00:40What Title Insurance Actually Is
- 03:55When Hidden Liens Surface at Closing
- 07:53Fraud, Wire Safety, and Protecting Buyers
- 09:37Preparing to Sell with Preliminary Title
- 11:16Inside the Closing Process
- 15:03From Project Manager to Account Manager
- 18:44Real Closing Stories That Get Emotional
- 23:02The Meridian Team and Final Advice
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