deed's

Ownership can be transferred by warranty deed, trustee's or sheriff's deed or quit-claim deed. The cash buyer could receive ownership from any of them. If you see a deed being filed, look a the next document filed after the deed. If there is a mortgage or deed of trust, it should be the next document in the recorder's records sequence. If there isn't a mortgage or deed of trust that is likely a cash purchase.

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I would recommend looking for quit claim deeds in the courthouse records. I tis not foul proof, but it will give you a investor more times than not. A lot of investors will use their name, a trust name or another entity name and then transfer the title to a different name for asset protection purposes. I would look for repeat entries by one party transferring it out of their name to another.

It can be used in divorce situations and nmae changes, but that is usually just a single entry. Therefore, it is easy to see the ones who are investors versus the rest.

Any deed can do the job for cash buyer's; however, warranty deeds are supposed to warrant that you will not have any third party claims that they own the property as well. Nothing is bullet proof. Quitclaim deeds just transfer title and all liability to the new buyer. You can expect more quitclaim deeds among family members. Hope this helps.