How to find who owns a property in Hilton Head, SC

The Beaufort County Assessor lists the owner on the tax roll for every parcel in Hilton Head (Beaufort County); the last deed recorded with the Beaufort County Register of Deeds is what makes someone the owner of record. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Hilton Head: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.

Search a Hilton Head property, $49

Step by step in Hilton Head

1. 1

   Look up the parcel

   Search the Beaufort County Assessor by address for the parcel number and the owner on the tax roll.

2. 2

   Confirm with the recorded deed

   The tax roll can lag a sale: the last deed recorded with the Beaufort County Register of Deeds is what makes the new owner the owner of record.

3. 3

   Note how title is held

   The deed names the grantee exactly (an individual, a couple, a trust or a company), which is whose name to search for liens.

4. 4

   Or order the report

   A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Hilton Head address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.

What the report checks in Hilton Head

• Owner of record, mailing address, situs address and parcel number from Beaufort County's parcel records
• The vesting deed, then deeds, mortgages, satisfactions, assignments and modifications recorded with the Register of Deeds
• Tax liens, mechanics' liens, condominium liens, child-support liens and foreclosure notices recorded with the Register, listed when indexed under the owner's name
• Federal court records matched to the owner
• Flood zone and federal environmental sites near the parcel

Not covered here

• Documents are tied to the property by parcel number, street address or lot, unit and subdivision; any tied only by the owner's name are marked.
• Mortgages of earlier owners are not searched under the seller's name, and mortgages older than the purchase or ten years are not shown.

Questions

More about Hilton Head property records

• Check for liens
• Search deeds
• Check for a loan
• Property taxes
• Title search cost
• Hilton Head title search guide