by Ryan Olson | Jul 24, 2017 | Blog
Closing on your first home can be overwhelming. Not only is it a huge financial step, it also comes with a mountain of paperwork and even more costs when it’s finally time to close. Most buyers (even on their second or third home) forget about the closing costs...
by Ryan Olson | Jul 10, 2017 | Blog
Lynn Gorzlancyk is senior title examiner at our Onalaska office. In addition to being a licensed title examiner in Wisconsin and Minnesota, she is a licensed agent in life, property and casualty insurance in Wisconsin. She also brings insight from her prior work as a...
by Ryan Olson | Jun 13, 2017 | Blog
Title insurance works much the same as any other insurance policy. You purchase it to protect you financially from the unknown—be it a fire that damages your home or car accident that totals your car. The biggest difference with title insurance is not only what...
by Ryan Olson | May 18, 2017 | Blog
Buying a foreclosure can occasionally net you a great deal. And if you’re an investor or otherwise paying for the property out of pocket and without a mortgage, you may wonder whether it’s worthwhile to get title insurance. After all, no lender, no problem, no need...
by Ryan Olson | May 17, 2017 | Blog
You’ve found the property of your dreams, and you can hardly wait to get the keys to the front door. You’ve done your research, so you know title insurance is an important, even vital part of the purchase process: it will alert you to any title defects and protect you...
by Ryan Olson | May 1, 2017 | Blog
You’ve found the property of your dreams, and you’re ready to sign on the dotted line to make it yours. But first you’ll want to work with a title insurance company to conduct a title search. Sure, the property may look just fine, and maybe you even did an...
