How much does a title search cost in Columbus, OH
A HeritageDeed title search in Columbus (Franklin County) costs $49: the owner of record, deeds, mortgages matched to their releases, liens and tax status from the Franklin County Recorder and county records, usually within minutes. Traditional title search firms quote about $100 to $400 for a comparable search.
Search a Columbus property, $49
Step by step in Columbus
- 1
Decide what you need
A current owner search (owner, deeds, open loans, liens, tax) answers most buyer and investor questions; a lender closing needs a title insurance commitment instead.
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Search it yourself or order it
The Franklin County Recorder index is public; matching every mortgage to its satisfaction or release and checking the courts takes time. A HeritageDeed report does it for $49.
What the report checks in Columbus
- Owner of record, situs address and legal description from the Franklin County parcel data
- Deeds, mortgages, releases and liens recorded with the Franklin County Recorder, searched by the owners' names
- Federal court records matched to the owner
- Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel
Not covered here
- Where a document cannot be tied to the property by its legal description or street address, it is marked as linked by the owner's name only.
- Loan amounts are shown only where the index states them, court judgments not recorded with the office are not searched, and delinquent property taxes are not searched.
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Columbus not cover?
Where a document cannot be tied to the property by its legal description or street address, it is marked as linked by the owner's name only.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Columbus property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
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