Hosted by Colin Murphy, the Torcana podcasts are for anybody who wants to learn more about building a rental property portfolio with strong cashflow and stable tenants. In plain English and with lots of real life examples, Colin & his guests talk about the lessons learned and mistakes made when buying, renovating, managing and selling millions of dollars worth of rental properties. They focus on the nuts and bolts of real estate investing and try to give actionable and practical tips with every episode. How do you analyse deals? What is the best way to invest out of state or overseas? How can you find good managers and contractors? What are the major mistakes to avoid when renovating and renting? Tune into our podcasts for your answers!
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Torcana Podcast 18: What exactly do title agents do and why are they so important?
On this weeks show we welcome Maria De Yampert from Island Breeze Title into the Torcana podcast booth to dispel some of the myths surrounding what title agents do, how they protect buyers and sellers, exactly what services they provide and how they can sometimes save you thousands of dollars! In my experience title agents are often undervalued and under appreciated by real estate agents and investors. I have worked with Maria for many years and she has saved myself and my colleagues a lot of time and money by doing her job very well. Topics covered in this interview include: - Why some states use attorneys and others use title agents - How title agents represent both buyers and sellers - The importance of their escrow services and how they work - The long list of liens that can be attached to properties and how to find them - Why it is important for owners to get their own title insurance policies - A breakdown of closing costs on a typical transaction - And finally, Maria tells us about how she caught a man and his girlfriend trying to sell a family home without telling the wife! PDF Transcript of Interview: http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/116373/Podcasts/Torcana-Podcast-18-Transcript.pdf Contact Details Maria T. de Yampert Island Breeze Title, Inc. 1135 Pasadena Ave. So., Ste 308 So. Pasadena, FL 33707 727-388-9922; Fax 727-388-6954 mdeyampert@islandbreezetitle.com